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Publication, Part of Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs)
Provisional Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) in England for Hip and Knee Replacement Procedures (April 2019 to September 2019)
Official statistics- Publication Date:
- 13 Feb 2020
- Geographic Coverage:
- England
- Date Range:
- 01 Apr 2019 to 30 Sep 2019
Summary
Patients undergoing elective inpatient surgery for hip and knee replacement, funded by the English NHS are asked to complete questionnaires before and after their operations to assess improvement in health as perceived by the patients themselves. This publication is for Provisional Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) in England - April 2019 to September 2019.
Key Facts
97.7% of hip replacement patients reported an improvement in health
This was reported on the Oxford Hip Score
95.2% of knee replacement patients reported an improvement in health
This was reported for the Oxford Knee Score
The participation rate is 72.4% for hip replacements
There were 40,049 hip replacement procedures and 29,005 pre-operative questionnaires returned.
The participation rate for knee replacements is 75.8%
There were 46,972 knee replacement procedures and 35,595 pre-operative questionnaires returned.
Resources
Related news
The results from questionnaires completed by patients who have undergone hip and knee replacements have been published by NHS Digital today.
Last edited: 12 February 2020 1:52 pm