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Table 5 Acute outcomes

From: Implementing early mobilisation after knee or hip arthroplasty to reduce length of stay: a quality improvement study with embedded qualitative component

 

Before, n = 279

After, n = 243

P-value

Length of stay, day, meanb

4.8 (2.0)

4.6 (2.9)

0.47

Inpatient rehabilitation, n (%)

28 (10.1)

20 (8.3)

0.48

Complications (major or minor), n (%)

50 (17.9)

53 (21.9)

0.26

Medical emergency team calls, n (%)a

20 (8.3)

20 (8.3)

0.99

Referred for Compacs, n (%)

25 (9)

17 (7.1)

0.45

Day discharged by physiotherapist, median

4.0 (3,5)

3.0 (2,5)

0.002*

Day discharged by occupational therapist, median

4.0 (3,5)

3.0 (3,5)

0.024*

  1. aincomplete reporting
  2. bThe p-value is the unadjusted poisson value
  3. *Mann Whitney U Test