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ArticleSystematic reviews2022

The impact of wait time on patient outcomes in knee and hip replacement surgery: a scoping review protocol.

E Dawson, M E Neufeld, E Schemitsch, A John-Baptiste

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Article in Systematic reviews, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

E DawsonDepartment of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, N6A 5B8, Canada. edawson3@uwo.ca.ORCID 0000-0001-6275-4201
M E NeufeldDepartment of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
E SchemitschDepartment of Surgery, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, London, Ontario, Canada.
A John-BaptisteDepartment of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, N6A 5B8, Canada.
Western University · CAUniversity of British Columbia · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTotal hip and total knee replacement surgery are in high demand, leading to long wait times for many patients. While on the waiting list, patients may experience worsening pain, reduced mobility, and deteriorating health. Given that long wait times are common for lower joint replacement surgery, it is important to understand how patient health changes during the wait period and whether this impacts patient outcomes after surgery. The aim of this scoping review will be to identify and describe the evidence regarding the impact of wait time on patient outcomes for patients who undergo total knee and total hip replacement surgery.

methodsThis scoping review was designed with guidance from the Joanna Briggs Institute Manual for Evidence Synthesis, and results will be reported following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for scoping reviews. EMBASE, Medline, PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL, and Cochrane electronic databases will be searched for English language articles published after 1999. Studies of adult patients with osteoarthritis undergoing primary knee or hip replacement surgery, which measure patient outcomes over the wait period for surgery, will be included. Two independent reviewers will screen titles and abstracts followed by full article review. Data will be extracted by two reviewers using a standardized form. Outcomes assessed during the wait period will be identified and described in tables. Factors associated with changes in health status during the wait period will be qualitatively described. DISCUSSION: This review will map the evidence regarding wait times for lower extremity joint replacement surgery. Better understanding of how the impact of wait times on patient health status is measured over the perioperative period will inform future research on wait times. SCOPING REVIEW REGISTRATION: Registered with Open Science Framework, Feb 14, 2021 DOI: https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/MV4FS.

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Arthroplasty, Replacement, HipArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeAdultDelivery of Health CareHumansLower ExtremityScoping Reviews as TopicWaiting ListsPatient reported outcomesPerioperative periodPostoperative outcomesQuality of lifeScoping reviewTotal hip replacementTotal knee replacementWait times

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PMID35246261
PMCPMC8895094
OpenAlexW4214945920

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