Application of fast-track surgery combined with a clinical nursing pathway in the rehabilitation of patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty

OBJECTIVE: To explore the effect of fast-track surgery combined with a clinical nursing pathway in the rehabilitation of patients treated with total hip arthroplasty (THA). METHODS: We enrolled 70 patients diagnosed with avascular necrosis who were treated with a THA. All patients were randomly divided into either a control or a study group. The control group received routine nursing during the perioperative period while the study group received a fast-track surgery combined with a clinical nursing pathway. RESULTS: There was no significant difference in general condition between the two groups, including the Harris hip score and the SF-36 scale of health. At the third week and the third month after the operation, the Harris hip score and the health SF-36 score of the study group increased significantly compared with the control group. In addition, the study group had a lower incidence of total complications and a shorter hospitalization time, as well as higher satisfaction scores for nursing work compared with the control group. CONCLUSION: Fast-track surgery combined with a clinical nursing pathway can effectively improve the clinical symptoms and self-efficacy of patients undergoing THA, and improve the patients' satisfaction with hospitalization.