Prioritisation of patients awaiting hip and knee arthroplasty: Lower pre-operative EQ-5D is associated with greater improvement in quality of life and joint function.

Luke S FarrowJames RedmorePartha TalukdarNick ClementGeorge P Ashcroft

Published in: Musculoskeletal care (2022)

A pre-operative EQ-5D-3L cut-off of ≤0.487 for hip and knee arthroplasty prioritisation may help to maximise clinical utility and cost-effectiveness in a limited resource setting post COVID-19.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
coronavirus disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
sars cov
chronic kidney disease
total hip arthroplasty
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis