Patient-rated satisfaction and improvement following hip and knee replacements: Development of prediction models.

Rationale: Effective preoperative assessments of determinants of health status and function may improve postoperative outcomes.

Aims And Objectives: We developed risk scores of preoperative patient factors and patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) as predictors of patient-rated satisfaction and improvement following hip and knee replacements.

Patients And Methods: Prospectively collected National Health Service and independent sector patient data (n = 30,457), including patients' self-reported demographics, comorbidities, PROMs (Oxford Hip/Knee score (OHS/OKS) and European Quality of Life (EQ5D index and health-scale), were analysed.

Increased blood pressure variability following acute stroke is associated with poor long-term outcomes: a systematic review.

Background: Blood pressure variability (BPV) in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) may be of prognostic significance. However, methodological heterogeneity of studies may contribute to inconsistent findings, and study findings are therefore not readily comparable. We investigated study methodologies which have assessed the long-term outcomes (≥7 days) of BPV post-AIS.