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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 95-B, Issue SUPP_1 | Pages 73 - 73
1 Jan 2013
Enhanced Recovery Programme applied to patients undergoing total knee replacement: what has the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital learned?
Gillott E Sun SNM Carrington R Skinner J Briggs T Miles J
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Background

The Enhanced Recovery Programme (ERP) is an evidence based initiative aimed at speeding up patient recovery after major surgery and improving their outcomes. The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore (RNOH) is a specialist orthopaedic and implemented an ERP for primary knee arthroplasties from October 2010.

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To analyse the initial results of patients participating in our ERP for primary knee arthroplasty to identify what factors predict their Length of Stay (LoS) and establish where changes can be made to improve outcomes further.