EFORT Open Rev. 2018 Apr; 3(4): 130–135.

Day-case surgery for total hip and knee replacement

Stefan Lazic,1 Oliver Boughton,2 Catherine F. Kellett,1 Deiary F. Kader,1 Loïc Villet,3 and Charles Rivière1,2

Hip Knee

Multimodal protocols for pain control, blood loss management and thromboprophylaxis have been shown to benefit patients by being more effective and as safe (fewer iatrogenic complications) as conventional protocols.
Proper patient selection and education, multimodal protocols and a well-defined clinical pathway are all key for successful day-case arthroplasty.
By potentially being more effective, cheaper than and as safe as inpatient arthroplasty, day-case arthroplasty might be beneficial for patients and healthcare systems.