Clinical pathway improves medical practice in total knee arthroplasty.
Noel Oizerovici FoniLauro Augusto Veloso CostaIsabela Dias PaiãoIsadora Orlando de OliveiraRogério Teixeira de CarvalhoMario LenzaEliane AntonioliMário FerrettiPublished in: PloS one (2020)
The implementation of a clinical pathway, with focus on early rehabilitation, for patients underwent TKA, contributed to a reduction of LOS and costs during hospital stay, with no increase in the readmission rate. We also concluded that there was adherence to the clinical pathway by care providers in our institution.