NCT01178489

Recovery at the Post Anaesthetic Care Unit After Hip and Knee Arthroplasty

Recovery at the Post Anaesthetic Care Unit After Fast-track Hip and Knee Arthroplasty

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 170 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hvidovre University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

To clarify patient related problems in the Post Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU) immediately after fast-track hip and knee arthroplasty.

Detailed description

In this prospective, consecutive, observational cohort study we examine: 1. Patient related problems in the PACU after hip and knee arthroplasty simply to answer the question "Why in PACU?", using a modified version of the national guidelines for patient observation in PACU. 2. The time spent in PACU with the modified version of the national guidelines for patient observation in PACU. 3. If the modified version of the national guidelines for patient observation in PACU results in patient related problems in the ward afterwards.

Conditions

• PACU Stay After THA Under Spinal Anaesthesia
• PACU Stay After TKA Under Spinal Anaesthesia

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-08-01
• Primary completion: 2011-01-01
• Completion: 2011-01-01
• First posted: 2010-08-10
• Last updated: 2011-09-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark