Key result
Receiving physical therapy on postoperative day 0 and achieving mobility milestones significantly decreased hospital length of stay (P=0.032) and discharges to an extended care facility (P<0.001).
Why the study?
Does achieving mobility milestones in early postoperative physical therapy improve length of stay and discharge destination in patients undergoing primary total hip arthroplasty?
Population
277 patients who underwent primary total hip arthroplasty (THA)
Comparison
Early postoperative physical therapy on… vs No POD 0 PT or not achieving mobility milestones
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Hospital stay
Authors
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May support early mobility protocols after hip arthroplasty; leaves open confirmation in randomized trials.
Observational (n=277)
Does achieving mobility milestones in early postoperative physical therapy improve length of stay and discharge destination in patients undergoing primary total hip arthroplasty?
p-value: p=0.032
Achieving specific mobility milestones on postoperative days 0 and 1 after total hip arthroplasty significantly reduces hospital length of stay and the likelihood of discharge to an extended care facility.
Vaudreuil et al. (2018) conducted an observational in Primary total hip arthroplasty (n=277). Physical therapy on postoperative day 0 and achieving mobility milestones vs. No physical therapy on postoperative day 0 or not achieving mobility milestones was evaluated on Length of stay and discharge destination (p=0.032). Receiving physical therapy on postoperative day 0 and achieving mobility milestones significantly decreased hospital length of stay (P=0.032) and discharges to an extended care facility (P<0.001).
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