Why in Hospital - Factors Determining Time to Discharge Readiness After Arthroplasty Surgery

Why in Hospital - Factors Determining Time to Discharge Readiness After Arthroplasty Surgery: An Prospective Observational Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01047371

Enrollment

200

Registered

2010-01-12

Start date

2010-01-31

Completion date

2010-08-31

Last updated

2011-09-29

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Conditions

Dizzyness, Ect., Fatigue, Nausea, Organizational Concerns, Pain, Vomiting

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate patient related factors determining length of stay in hospital after arthroplasty surgery.

Detailed description

To evaluate why the patient is in hospital after surgery, when predefined discharge criteria are met, which patient related clinical problems hinder fulfilling of the discharge criteria, and to evaluate actual length of stay in hospital. All consecutive patients scheduled for total hip or knee arthroplasty are included in the trial.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients scheduled for total hip or knee arthroplasty

Exclusion criteria

* Age under 18 years

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Patient related factors determining length of stay in hospital	Daily (average 2 days)

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Length of stay in hospital	At discharge (average 2 days)
Time till fulfilling of predefined discharge criteria	At discharge (average 2 days)

Countries

Denmark

Outcome results