ASSESSMENT OF PAIN, LENGTH OF HOSPITAL STAYS AND COMPLICATIONS RATE OF KNEE REPLACEMENT PATIENTS APPLIED ERAS PROGRAM AT THE ORTHOPEDIC DEPARTMENT

Thị Phương Tuyên Nguyễn1,, Thị Huệ Lê2, Thị Quyên Ngô2, Thị Quỳnh Như Phạm2, Khánh Ly Nguyễn2, Phương Biên Thùy Nguyễn2, Thanh Thúy Nguyễn2, Khang Hy Qúach2, Nguyễn Phương Trần2, Hồng Thiên Khanh Bùi1
1 City University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital. Ho Chi Minh
2 University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City

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Background: Knee replacement is a common surgery worldwide. The ERAS program (Enhanced RecoVery After Surgery) – enhances recoVery after orthopedic surgery with the goal of reducing hospital stay and reducing complication rates. Objectives: EValuation of pain leVel according to pain scale VAS (Visual Analog Scale), length of hospital stays and complications rate of knee replacement surgery patients applied ERAS program. Methods: DescriptiVe research design. Data collection period is from December 2021 to December 2022 at the Department of Orthopaedics – UniVersity Medical Center, Ho Chi Minh City. Results: VAS pain score preoperatiVe: 3.02±0.75 and VAS at the time of hospital discharge: 2.58±0.60 (P<0.01). The mean hospital stay was 6.49±1.67 days. The rate of complications (urinary tract infection) of patients after knee replacement surgery was 3.1%. Conclusions: The ERAS program being applied in the department initially showed a statistically significant decrease in VAS pain score after knee replacement surgery compared to before surgery

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