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Fast Track Surgery Improves Pain, Function, Satisfaction & Complications for Hip Surgery Patients

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March 2021

Fast Track Surgery Improves Pain, Function, Satisfaction & Complications for Hip Surgery Patients

Vol: 1| Issue: 1| Number:3| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

The efficacy and safety of fast track surgery (FTS) in patients after hip fracture surgery: a meta-analysis

J Orthop Surg Res . 2021 Feb 27;16(1):162

Contributing Authors:
M Jiang S Liu H Deng X Liang Z Bo

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A total of 57 randomized controlled trials with 8,886 patients were included in this meta-analysis comparing elderly patients undergoing a hip arthroplasty were randomized to receive a fast-track surgery (FTS) peri-operative nursing protocol (n=4448) or the standard of care (n=4438). Primary outcomes of interest were the hospital length of stay, function evaluated using the Harris hip score (HHS),...

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