EXAMINING THE INFLUENCE OF PICTURE ARCHIVING COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND OTHER FACTORS UPON THE LENGTH OF STAY FOR PATIENTS WITH TOTAL HIP AND TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENTS

Abstract

While this study shows an apparent reduction of 25% in the average LOS for TKR patients at the time PACS was introduced, this is unlikely to be a true PACS effect and no similar reduction in LOS was shown for THR patients.