Pre-operative health screening for total knee replacement.
One hundred patients on the waiting list for total knee replacement at the Wirral Hospitals underwent a domiciliary pre-operative assessment with the rheumatology clinical nurse specialist. As a result of this assessment the operations of 31 of the 100 patients were postponed and seven were cancelled because of a variety of medical and surgical problems. All patients, when eventually admitted, underwent their surgery on the appointed date with no further postponements.
Knee Research Unit, Arrowe Park Hospital, Wirral, Merseyside, UK.
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D000368:Aged; D000075202:Contraindications; D006792:House Calls; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D008487:Medical History Taking; D009720:Nurse Clinicians; D018579:Patient Selection; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011446:Prospective Studies