Time-driven activity-based cost of outpatient total hip and knee arthroplasty in different set-ups

Background and purpose — Length of stay (LOS) following total hip and knee arthroplasty (THA and TKA) has been reduced over the years due to fast-track. Short stays of 2 days in fast-track departments in Denmark have resulted in low total costs of around US$2,550. Outpatient THA and TKA is gaining p...

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Main Authors: Henrik Husted, Billy B Kristensen, Signe E Andreasen, Christian Skovgaard Nielsen, Anders Troelsen, Kirill Gromov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-09-01
Series:Acta Orthopaedica
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17453674.2018.1496309