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Is a shortened length of stay and increased rate of discharge to home associated with a low readmission rate and cost-effectiveness after primary total knee arthroplasty?

BACKGROUND: It is controversial whether shortening the average length of hospital stay and increasing discharge from a rehabilitation facility to home with either health care or outpatient physical therapy is safe and cost-effective. METHODS: We computed the average length of hospital stay; the rate...

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Autores principales: Barad, Steven J., Howell, Stephen M., Tom, Joyce
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5859789/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29564377
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.artd.2015.08.003