081 Impact of a clinical pathway for pain management in total knee arthroplasty patients (CHC, Liege - Belgium)

Background and objectives The Centre Hospitalier Chrétien (CHC) Liège (Belgium) consists of six clinics (1051 acute care beds, 30 psychiatric beds, 564 beds in the network for elderly patients). These clinics implement Clinical Pathways (CP) using a methodology for 30 activities adapted from the Deming Wheel. The methodology is taught in the CP network of which CHC is part since the creation of the network in December 2003. The CP for Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) on the St-Joseph site was the first CP to be implemented by CHC (since December 4, 2004). In 5 years, 448 patients have... Mehr ...