Days alive and out of hospital after fast-track total hip and knee arthroplasty: an observational cohort study in 16 137 patients

摘要

Background: Days alive and out of hospital (DAH) has been proposed as a pragmatic outcome measure of surgical quality. However, there is a lack of procedure specific data or data within an optimised fast-track protocol. Furthermore, information about influence of follow-up duration and types of complications on DAH is limited.