Total Joint Replacements: Analysis of the Impact of Physiotherapy on Hospital Length of Stay and Models of Care

Hospital length of stay (LOS) following total joint replacement surgery has reduced significantly with advancements in models of care. This natural cohort study examined why individual deviated from the clinical pathway and the risk of increased LOS using chronic conditions and the Risk Assessment a...

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Main Author: Murphy, Michelle Leonie
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/55081
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description Hospital length of stay (LOS) following total joint replacement surgery has reduced significantly with advancements in models of care. This natural cohort study examined why individual deviated from the clinical pathway and the risk of increased LOS using chronic conditions and the Risk Assessment and Prediction Tool (RAPT). Physiotherapy milestones, morbid obesity, wound issues and age were identified with increased LOS. The RAPT was found to be valid. Critical review of hospital processes is recommended.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-550812017-08-11T08:01:01Z Total Joint Replacements: Analysis of the Impact of Physiotherapy on Hospital Length of Stay and Models of Care Murphy, Michelle Leonie Hospital length of stay (LOS) following total joint replacement surgery has reduced significantly with advancements in models of care. This natural cohort study examined why individual deviated from the clinical pathway and the risk of increased LOS using chronic conditions and the Risk Assessment and Prediction Tool (RAPT). Physiotherapy milestones, morbid obesity, wound issues and age were identified with increased LOS. The RAPT was found to be valid. Critical review of hospital processes is recommended. 2016 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/55081 Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle Murphy, Michelle Leonie
Total Joint Replacements: Analysis of the Impact of Physiotherapy on Hospital Length of Stay and Models of Care
title Total Joint Replacements: Analysis of the Impact of Physiotherapy on Hospital Length of Stay and Models of Care
title_full Total Joint Replacements: Analysis of the Impact of Physiotherapy on Hospital Length of Stay and Models of Care
title_fullStr Total Joint Replacements: Analysis of the Impact of Physiotherapy on Hospital Length of Stay and Models of Care
title_full_unstemmed Total Joint Replacements: Analysis of the Impact of Physiotherapy on Hospital Length of Stay and Models of Care
title_short Total Joint Replacements: Analysis of the Impact of Physiotherapy on Hospital Length of Stay and Models of Care
title_sort total joint replacements: analysis of the impact of physiotherapy on hospital length of stay and models of care
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/55081