Application effectiveness of fast track surgery concept in terrible triad of the elbow

Objective To explore the application effect of fast track surgery concept in terrible triad of the elbow to improve the nursing quality and promote the rehabilitation of patients. Methods Patients with terrible triad of the elbow in Orthopedics Department were selected using convenient sampling method. The control group included 26 cases who adopted traditional recovery treatment in 2014; the experimental group contained 30 cases who received fast track surgery in 2015. The Mayo elbow-performance score and patients′ satisfaction were compared between two groups. Results After the implementation of fast track surgery mode, the Mayo elbow-performance score was (86.15±8.16) in the experimental group and (72.67±12.51) in the control group; the difference was statistically significant (t=4.697, P<0.01) . The patients′ satisfaction was 96.7% in the experimental group and 92.3% in the control group, with statistically significant difference between two groups (χ2=6.897, P<0.01) . Conclusions Fast track surgery concept, which can help the function recovery of patients with terrible triad of the elbow and improve patients′ satisfaction, is an important innovation and perfection of traditional recovery concept. Key words: Fast track; Terrible triad of the elbow