About this trial
The general aim of the project is training and testing a predictive model of inpatient rehabilitation stay after hip and knee replacement for osteoarthritis. This specific part focuses on data collection and analysis for the model validation.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Patients admitted for THR and TKR at IRCCS Galeazzi Orthopedic Institute in 2018 (any month) and subsequently discharged to inpatient rehabilitation in the same structure.
Aged ≥18 years.
International Classification of Disease, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9CM) Diagnoses: 715.15, 16, 25, 26 (primary and secondary osteoarthritis of the hip and knee).
ICD-9CM Surgical procedures: 81.51, 81.54 (total joint replacement of the hip and knee).
Disqualifiers
Age < 18 years (if any).
Trial population
Patients admitted to inpatient rehabilitation unit after discharged from surgical ward.
Trial design
Cohort
Retrospective
Treatments tested in this trial
Functional rehabilitation
Other interventionFunctional rehabilitation is standardized educational and physical therapy to restore physical and activities of daily living function before discharge. Pain management, blood management and iron diet are also provided based on standard conditions (e.g. patient-reported pain, postoperative day and hemoglobin levels).
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Length of inpatient rehabilitation stay (days)
The number of days needed by the patient to be discharged in safety
Secondary outcomes
Need of care at discharge
Hours of care (number) needed by the patient (estimation) to receive support on the Activities of Daily Living after hospital discharge.
Place of discharge
Home, home with care givers, other inpatient unit.
Barthel Index of autonomy in Activities of Daily Living (ADL)
Score 0-100 in both scales.
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