Recovery at the Post Anaesthetic Care Unit After Hip and Knee Arthroplasty

Hvidovre University Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: PACU Stay After TKA Under Spinal Anaesthesia; PACU Stay After THA Under Spinal Anaesthesia

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01178489

H-1-2010-FSP

Details and patient eligibility

About

To clarify patient related problems in the Post Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU) immediately after fast-track hip and knee arthroplasty.

Full description

In this prospective, consecutive, observational cohort study we examine:

1. Patient related problems in the PACU after hip and knee arthroplasty simply to answer the question "Why in PACU?", using a modified version of the national guidelines for patient observation in PACU.
2. The time spent in PACU with the modified version of the national guidelines for patient observation in PACU.
3. If the modified version of the national guidelines for patient observation in PACU results in patient related problems in the ward afterwards.

Enrollment: 170 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• primary, unilateral, total hip or knee arthroplasty by one of three surgeons using the same technique, and under spinal anaesthesia

Exclusion criteria

• Bilateral arthroplasty
• Revision arthroplasty
• General anaesthesia

Trial design

170 participants in 1 patient group

Patients undergoing arthroplasty

Description:

Patients undergoing primary, unilateral, total hip or knee arthroplasty under spinal anaesthesia