Abstract:Objective:The study was aimed to elucidate risk factors identifiable from ward-derived data of thirty-day re-hospitalization among patients undergoing total hip and total knee arthroplasty.
Methods:The study was designed as a cross-sectional and prospective study. The data of the study were collected through the Patient Sociodemographic Form, the Nurse Physical Assessment and Observation Form, the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI), and the Katz Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Scale.Results: Patients were score… Show more
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