Finalised Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) in England for Hip and Knee Replacement Procedures (April 2017 to March 2018)
Official statistics- Publication Date:
- 14 Feb 2019
- Geographic Coverage:
- England
- Date Range:
- 01 Apr 2017 to 31 Mar 2018
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 Finalised Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) in England - April 2017 to March 2018.
Key Facts
Comparing pre- and post-operative 'EQ-5D Index' scores (a combination of five key criteria concerning patients' self-reported general health), an increase in general health was recorded for:
• 89.7 per cent of hip replacement respondents (88.8 per cent for 2016-17)
• 82.2 per cent of knee replacement respondents (81.0 per cent for 2016-17)
Comparing pre- and post-operative 'EQ-VAS' values (the current state of the patient's self-reported general health), an increase in general health was recorded for:
• 68.6 per cent of hip replacement respondents (67.3 per cent for 2016-17)
• 59.6 per cent of knee replacement respondents (57.5 per cent for 2016-17)
Comparing pre- and post-operative responses to condition-specific questions, improvements in patients' conditions were recorded for:
• 97.0 per cent of hip replacement respondents (96.4 per cent for 2016-17) ['Oxford Hip Score']
• 94.3 per cent of knee replacement respondents (93.5 per cent for 2016-17) ['Oxford Knee Score']
The chart below shows the average pre- and post-operative scores by gender, for the Oxford Hip Score and Oxford Knee Score: