Grey Bruce Health Network

Total Hip Replacement

The main goals of this pathway are to improve:

• Standardize usage of anticoagulant prophylaxis
• Communication between sites for transferred patients & to CCAC for early admission to services
• Use of best practices
• Consistent patient education

Click on your corporation to see electronic pathway materials:

The pathway package includes:

• Clinical Practice Guideline for Patients Requiring Total Hip Replacement
• Quality-Based Procedures Clinical Handbook For Primary Unilateral Hip Replacement - MOHLTC June 2012
• Quality-Based Procedures Clinical Handbook For Primary Hip and Knee Replacement - HQO and MOHLTC Nov 2013

• Total Hip Replacement Algorithm
• Total Hip Replacement Patient Flow Sheet

Pre-Admit Clinic Materials:

• Assessment Form For Therapy Referral
• Clinical Pathway, includes:
  • Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS)
• Patient Pathway
• Patient Education Booklet

 

Acute Stage Materials:

Order Sets:

Protocols/Order Sets:

• Adult Potassium Oral Dosing Clinical Protocol
• Bowel Care Clinical Protocol

Referral Form:

 

• Clinical Pathway, includes:

• • Braden Risk Assessment Tool
• Pathway – extra page – ongoing post op care
• Teaching Checklist

Community-Care Stage:

• Implementation Algorithm
• CCAC THR Workflow -- Pre-Admit Process
• CCAC THR Workflow -- Post-Op Process
• Assessment Form For Therapy Referral
• Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS)
• Clinical Pathway -- PT
• Client Pathway
• Client Communication Form

• South Bruce Grey Health Centre