Quality of recovery after total hip and knee arthroplasty in South Africa: a national prospective observational cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Encouraged by the widespread adoption of enhanced recovery protocols (ERPs) for elective total hip and knee arthroplasty (THA/TKA) in high-income countries, our nationwide multidisciplinary research group first performed a Delphi study to establish the framework for a unified ERP for THA/TKA in South Africa. The objectives of this second phase of changing practice were to document quality of patient recovery, record patient characteristics and audit standard perioperative practice.

Methods

From May to December 2018, nine South African public hospitals conducted a 10-week prospective observational study of patients undergoing THA/TKA. The primary outcome was 'days alive and at home up to 30 days after surgery' (DAH₃₀) as a patient-centred measure of qual

SUBMITTER: Plenge U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7643442 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature