Reduce Average Length of Stay of Knee Arthroplasty
Care Process & Redesign
National Healthcare Group Quality Improvement
National Healthcare Group
31 December 2022
To reduce average length of stay for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients to under 3.9 days and maintain UKA patients at. Sustainable care model reduces healthcare costs while improving recovery for TKA and UKA patients.
Year Submitted: 2022
Published Date: 31 December 2022
Tags: Care Process ＆ Redesign, Quality Improvement, Clinical Practice Improvement, Value Based Care, Length Of Stay
About this Content
Aims
To reduce average length of stay for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients to under 3.9 days and maintain UKA patients at 2.5 days.
Background
Enhanced recovery protocols improve length of stay outcomes.
Methods
See poster appended
Results
Reduced TKA ALOS from 4.6 to 2.9 days, achieving savings of $530,403 annually. UKA maintained at 2.5 days.
Conclusion
Sustainable care model reduces healthcare costs while improving recovery for TKA and UKA patients.
Lessons Learnt
Collaborative counseling and standardization of physiotherapy protocols are critical to achieving ALOS improvements.
Additional Information
Awarded NHG Quality Day 2022 (Category A: Improving and Sustaining Quality & Safety) Merit Award
Keywords
Knee Arthroplasty, Postoperative Care, Care Redesign
Innovators' Details
Innovators' Details
Healthcare Cluster(s) | National Healthcare Group |
Organization(s) Involved | Tan Tock Seng Hospital |
Platform(s) | National Healthcare Group Quality Improvement |
Healthcare Professional Group(s) | Allied Health, Nursing, Medical |
Applicable Specialty or Discipline | Physiotherapy, Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine, Occupational Therapy, Orthopaedics, Surgery |
Project Lead(s) | Yap Yan Mei |
Project Member(s) | Eng Chuan Neoh |
Connect with this contributor!
Yap Yan Mei - yan_mei_yap@ttsh.com.sg
Project Attachment
C_510_TTSH_Quality_Day_2022_Reducing_Average_Length_of_Stay_of_Knee_Arthroplasty.pdf