F E B R U A R U Y 2 0 1 8 • O U T PA T I E N TS U R G E R Y. N E T • 8 3
T
he
though
t of
outpa-
tient
total hip replace-
ment would have
been unbelievable
just a few years ago,
when the surgery
lasted 2 to 3 hours
and the post-op hos-
pital stay was meas-
ured in days, not
hours. But today we
routinely discharge
patients 3 hours
after their surgery
so that they're home
in time for dinner.
The well-choreo-
graphed day of sur-
gery looks like this.
The patient meets
for about an hour in
the morning with a
3 Tips for Total Hip Efficiency
Keys to success with same-day hip replacements.
Christopher McClellan, DO | Altoona, Pa.
• IN AND OUT Total hip surgeries can take only 45 minutes and your patient can be
out of the facility within hours when you take steps to boost efficiency.
Pamela
Bevelhymer,
RN,
BSN,
CNOR
