ArticleActa orthopaedica2022
Reducing patient-staff contact in fast-track total hip arthroplasty has no effect on patient-reported outcomes, but decreases satisfaction amongst patients with self-perceived complications: analysis of 211 patients.
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- Patient reported outcomes during the first month following anterior and posterior total hip arthroplasty and hip resurfacing.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Use of Digital and Telemedicine Tools for Postoperative Pain Management at Home: A Scoping Review of Health Professionals' Roles and Clinical Outcomes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Do preoperative interventions affect patient satisfaction or expectation fulfilment following total hip arthroplasty? A systematic review.JSAMS plus · 2025Review
- Environmental impact of the enhanced recovery pathway in colorectal surgery: A simulation study.Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland · 2025Article
- Statistical models and implant customization in hip arthroplasty: Seeking patient satisfaction through design.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Citizens' perspectives on relocating care: a scoping review.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Fast Track Protocols and Early Rehabilitation after Surgery in Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Narrative Review.Clinics and practice · 2023Review
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Abstract
background and purposeSeveral studies have compared fast-track with conventional pathways for total hip arthroplasty (THA) patients, but none have compared different fast-track pathways. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, our department had to minimize patient-staff contact in the THA pathway. First, telephone consultations were implemented instead of an outpatient clinic visit and subsequently preoperative patient education was discontinued. This enabled us to compare patient-reported outcomes and satisfaction among 3 fast-track pathways. PATIENTS AND
methodsWe collected data from patients treated for hip osteoarthritis with THA at Gødstrup Hospital between 2018 and 2021. The patients had experienced 1 of 3 pathways and were interviewed via telephone between 2 and 6 months after discharge. We analyzed the influence of patient pathway on patient-reported pain and mobility level, self-perceived complications, and compliance using logistic regression. We then compared the pathway's effect on patient satisfaction both for the total sample and for the patients who experienced complications.
resultsThe amount of patient-staff contact in the patient pathway did not have any influence on patientreported outcomes or the probability of self-perceived complications. For the full sample, patient-staff contact had no statistically significant influence on patient satisfaction either, but for the subgroup of patients experiencing complications, the pathways with less patient-staff contact reduced satisfaction. Patient satisfaction was primarily related to pain and mobility outcomes.
interpretationOur results indicate that reducing patient-staff contact in fast-track THA can be done without influencing mobility and pain outcomes, but the overall satisfaction among patients with self-perceived complications will be negatively affected.
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