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Richard S Yoon1, Kate W Nellans, Jeffrey A Geller, Abraham D Kim, Maiken R Jacobs, William Macaulay.
Abstract
From April 2006 to May 2007, 261 patients undergoing primary unilateral total hip arthroplasty or total knee arthroplasty were offered voluntary participation in a one-on-one preoperative educational program. Length of stay (LOS) and inpatient data were monitored and recorded, prospectively. Education participants enjoyed a significantly shorter LOS than nonparticipants for both total hip arthroplasty (3.1 +/- 0.8 days vs 3.9 +/- 1.4 days; P = .0001) and total knee arthroplasty (3.1 +/- 0.9 days vs 4.1 +/- 1.9 days; P = .001). Copyright 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19427164 DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2009.03.012
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Arthroplasty ISSN: 0883-5403 Impact factor: 4.757