P23: ENHANCED RECOVERY PROGRAMME – DOES PREOPERATIVE EDUCATION REDUCE LENGTH OF HOSPITAL STAY (LOS) IN PRIMARY HIP & KNEE ARTHROPLASTY

Abstract Introduction Total knee and hip arthroplasty significantly improve quality of life in people suffering from end-stage & arthritides. Enhanced recovery programs have shown improved outcomes following elective by decreasing patients anxiety, postoperative pain reducing the length hospital stay (LOS). The aim our study is to evaluate impact preoperative education on undergoing arthroplasty. Method Retrospective data was collected a consecutive series 520 patients' charts Irish National Orthopedic Register (INOR) who underwent Hip or Knee January 1, 2018, December 31, Our Lady Hospital, Navan. compared two hundred twenty-six Educational Group (EG) attended School (Preoperative Education Class) with 294 Conventional (CG) did not attend educational programme. Result We identified that Length Hospital Stay decreased 5.2 days 5.5 (P-value equals 0.26, statistically insignificant, t = 1.1093 df 518), mean difference only 0.3 (95% confidence interval). Conclusion Preoperative does reduce primary Take-home message has no role Arthroplasty patients.