Yoeri Bemelmans

Chapter 1 General introduction. 7
Chapter 2 Patients’ experiences of an information brochure in knee arthroplasty. A brief qualitative study. 19
Chapter 3 Low blood transfusion rate after implementation of tranexamic acid for fast-track hip and knee arthroplasty. 31
Chapter 4 No advantage of adrenaline in the local infiltration analgesia mixture during total knee arthroplasty. 45
Chapter 5 Low incidence of postoperative urinary retention with the use of a nurse-led bladder scan protocol after hip and knee arthroplasty: a retrospective cohort study. 59
Chapter 6 Outpatient surgery for unicompartimental knee arthroplasty is effective and safe. 75
Chapter 7 Safety and efficacy of outpatient hip and knee arthroplasty. A systematic review with meta-analysis. 93
Chapter 8 Patient selection criteria for outpatient joint arthroplasty. 123
Chapter 9 Physical activity after outpatient surgery and enhanced recovery for total knee arthroplasty. 139
Chapter 10 Improved health-related quality of life after knee arthroplasty following an outpatient surgery pathway: an observational comparative case study. 153
Chapter 11 General discussion and valorization. 163
Chapter 12 Summary, Nederlandse samenvatting. 175
Dankwoord 189
Curriculum Vitae 195
List of publications 199

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