Methods During a 6-month period, 535 consecutive patients underwent primary THA or TKA under the care of a single surgeon. All patients with a post-operative stay of greater than 72 h were identified, and reasons for delayed discharge were determined. Results The majority of arthroplasty ...
Over a 10-year period between 2000 and 2009, the NHS is estimated to have spent a total of 2.7 billion on INS acquisition costs. The annual inflation adjusted acquisition costs to the NHS of human INS increased two fold from 156 million in 2000 to 359 million in 2009. NHS expenditure on...