Why in Hospital - Factors Determining Time to Discharge Readiness After Arthroplasty Surgery

Hvidovre University Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Vomiting; Nausea; Ect.; Dizzyness; Fatigue; Pain; Organizational Concerns

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01047371

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Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate patient related factors determining length of stay in hospital after arthroplasty surgery.

Full description

To evaluate why the patient is in hospital after surgery, when predefined discharge criteria are met, which patient related clinical problems hinder fulfilling of the discharge criteria, and to evaluate actual length of stay in hospital.

All consecutive patients scheduled for total hip or knee arthroplasty are included in the trial.

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients scheduled for total hip or knee arthroplasty

Exclusion criteria

• Age under 18 years

Trial design

200 participants in 1 patient group

Patients with Osteoarthrosis

Description:

All consecutive patients scheduled for total hip or knee arthroplasty