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CompletedNCT01047371

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
Phase
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
200 (estimated)
Sponsor
Hvidovre University Hospital · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

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.

Conditions

Timeline

Start date
2010-01-01
Primary completion
2010-08-01
Completion
2010-08-01
First posted
2010-01-12
Last updated
2011-09-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark

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