Authors
EL Jones, TW Wainwright, JD Foster, JRA Smith, RG Middleton, NK Francis
Publication date
2014/3
Source
The Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Volume
96
Issue
2
Pages
89-94
Publisher
Royal College of Surgeons
Description
Introduction
Orthopaedic enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) providers are encouraged to estimate the actual benefit of ERAS according to the patient’s opinion by using patient generated data alongside traditional measures such as length of stay. The aim of this paper was to systemically review the literature on the use of patient generated information in orthopaedic ERAS across the whole perioperative pathway.
Methods
Publications were identified using Embase™, MEDLINE®, AMED, CINAHL® (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature), the Cochrane Library and the British Nursing Index. Search terms related to experiences, acceptance, satisfaction or perception of ERAS and quality of life (QoL).
Findings
Of the 596 abstracts found, 8 papers were identified that met the inclusion criteria. A total of 2,208 patients undergoing elective hip and knee arthroplasty were included. Patient satisfaction …
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