title: Establishing a home care protocol for early discharge of patients with hip and knee arthroplasties.
abstract: Joint arthroplasty procedures are significant in number and cost. Discharging hip and knee arthroplasty patients early from the hospital to a transitional home care program has the potential to reduce costs, while maintaining quality. A retrospective review of hospital records of hip and knee arthroplasty patients quantified patient problems during postoperative days 3 through 12 and analyzed them by age, gender, and joint type. The pilot study also allowed the development of a protocol for transitional home care after hip and knee arthroplasty.
authors.forename: N L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Rothman
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Moriarty
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Rothman
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Silver
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: O'Connor
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Aguas
authors.forename: J ]
authors.initials: J]
authors.lastname: Agvas J [corrected to Aguas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D005260:Female; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000451:nursing*; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis / Q000451:nursing*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010351:Patient Discharge; D012189:Retrospective Studies