Is one-stop surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome safe? A retrospective long-term follow-up study in a neurosurgical unit in Copenhagen

TY - JOUR

T1 - Is one-stop surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome safe?

T2 - A retrospective long-term follow-up study in a neurosurgical unit in Copenhagen

AU - Jørgensen, Louise Møller

AU - Piil, Karin

AU - Bashir, Asma

AU - Larsen, Morten Bo

AU - Poggenborg, Pamela Santiago

AU - Bjørck, Sebastian

AU - Fugleholm, Kåre

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PY - 2017/9/1

Y1 - 2017/9/1

N2 - OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate one-stop surgery (OSS) for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) regarding symptom relief and patient satisfaction. OSS in our setting means only one visit to the hospital for surgery and no hospital appointments for preassessment or follow-up. We hypothesised that relief of symptoms with OSS is comparable with that in non-OSS patients reported in the literature.DESIGN: This is a long-term retrospective follow-up study (56.5 months) of 1003 patients referred for CTS and discharged with or without surgery from an OSS clinic. Of the original cohort, 671 patients completed the long-term follow-up telephone interview.RESULTS: Two-thirds of the patients were free of even minor symptoms following surgery. The symptom relief and patient satisfaction in this study were comparable with results in non-OSS patients reported in the literature.CONCLUSION: The implementation of a clinical pathway and OSS for the management of CTS was safe with good long-term symptom relief and high patient satisfaction.

AB - OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate one-stop surgery (OSS) for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) regarding symptom relief and patient satisfaction. OSS in our setting means only one visit to the hospital for surgery and no hospital appointments for preassessment or follow-up. We hypothesised that relief of symptoms with OSS is comparable with that in non-OSS patients reported in the literature.DESIGN: This is a long-term retrospective follow-up study (56.5 months) of 1003 patients referred for CTS and discharged with or without surgery from an OSS clinic. Of the original cohort, 671 patients completed the long-term follow-up telephone interview.RESULTS: Two-thirds of the patients were free of even minor symptoms following surgery. The symptom relief and patient satisfaction in this study were comparable with results in non-OSS patients reported in the literature.CONCLUSION: The implementation of a clinical pathway and OSS for the management of CTS was safe with good long-term symptom relief and high patient satisfaction.

KW - Journal Article

U2 - 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016103

DO - 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016103

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 28951406

SN - 2044-6055

VL - 7

JO - BMJ Open

JF - BMJ Open

IS - 9

M1 - e016103

ER -