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Fast Track THR: One Hospital’s Experience with a 2-Day Length of Stay Protocol for Total Hip Replacement

BACKGROUND: Current trends in total joint replacement have focused on shorter hospital stays. PURPOSE: This study aimed to determine if a pathway for total hip replacement (THR) with the goal of a 2-day discharge (fast track) is safe and effective compared to our traditional pathway (control). METHO...

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Autores principales: Gulotta, Lawrence V., Padgett, Douglas E., Sculco, Thomas P., Urban, Michael, Lyman, Stephen, Nestor, Bryan J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer New York 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3192891/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22084624
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11420-011-9207-2