Telemedicine support shortens length of stay after fast-track hip replacement.

ABSTRACT: Background and purpose - Telemedicine could allow patients to be discharged more quickly after surgery and contribute to improve fast-track procedures without compromising quality, patient safety, functionality, anxiety, or other patient-perceived parameters. We investigated whether using telemedicine support (TMS) would permit hospital discharge after 1 day without loss of self-assessed quality of life, loss of functionality, increased anxiety, increased rates of re-admission, or increased rates of complications after hip replacement. Patients and methods - We performed a randomized controlled trial involving 72 Danish patients in 1 region who were referred for elective fast-track total hip replacement between August 2009 and March 2011 (654 were screened for eligibility). Half of the pat

SUBMITTER: Vesterby MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5251263 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature