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Predictive factors for in-hospital stay and complications after hip fracture
17 February 2012
Panagiota P. Copanitsanou, Joseph Liaskos, Theodoros C. Tsarouchas
Abstract: Background: There are a number of factors, such as preoperative Length Of hospital Stay (LOS), that effect treatment outcomes following proximal hip fracture. Much of this is not completely ...
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Femoral and sciatic nerve blocks for total knee arthroplasty postoperative analgesia. A systematic review of current evidence
13 February 2012
Bryan Tune
Abstract: The combination of postoperative pain from total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and the pain associated with early ambulation and rehabilitation creates significant issues as to how to manage both ...
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The experience of being awake during orthopaedic surgery under regional anaesthesia
12 December 2011
Maria Bergman, Monica Stenudd, Åsa Engström
Summary: To undergo orthopaedic surgery and then return home the same day is becoming more common. People feel there are benefits with day surgery as it affects their daily life less than having to sp...
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Comparison of care process and patient outcomes after hip-fracture surgery in acute-care hospitals in Japan and the United States
02 September 2011
Akiko Kondo, Brenda K. Zierler, Hiroshi Hagino
Abstract: Aim: To compare the care processes and outcomes during hospitalisation of hip-fracture patients in Japan and the United States as well as to examine the relationship between care processes, ...
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