Preoperative care management of patients with hip fractures during the wait time between emergency department discharge and operating room admission for surgical repair.

Background: Recognizing a patient's needs during the emergency department to operating room interval is crucial to identify areas for improvement. A review of the literature provided no pertinent research regarding this phase of the preoperative experience.

Purpose: This descriptive study examined the preoperative care management of patients with hip fractures during the wait time between emergency department discharge and operating room admission.

Postoperative benefits of intrathecal injection for patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty.

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to compare postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing total knee replacement via general anesthesia with patients receiving an intrathecal injection for anesthesia.

Design: A two-group comparison design was selected to differentiate pain control, ambulation distance, and length of hospital stay in total knee arthroplasty patients.

Sample: A random sample of 85 patients receiving a total knee arthroplasty by the same surgeon were selected.