An overnight sensation: the effect of an acute introduction of a short-stay pathway on a previously compromised arthroplasty service
An acute introduction of a carefully planned and coordinated short-stay hip and knee pathway is safe, cost-effective, and popular with patients, but also contributes to increased efficiency in the delivery of elective healthcare in the context of increasing demand and financial constraints in the NHS.
Authors
- Benjamin V. Bloch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2305-7478)
- Mark Higgins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1833-612X)
- Bernard van Duren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1877-8227)
- Kevin Ilo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2620-551X)
- Andrew Manktelow
Institutions
- University of Leeds (GB)
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
- University of Nottingham (GB)
- NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Bone & Joint Open
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1302/2633-1462.65.bjo-2024-0238.r1
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01