Publication Name	World Journal of Orthopedics
Manuscript ID	14215
Country	United Kingdom

Received	2014-09-25 09:02
Peer-Review Started	2014-09-26 09:30
To Make the First Decision	2014-10-14 17:49
Return for Revision	2014-10-21 18:37
Revised	2014-11-20 04:11
Second Decision	2014-12-29 18:29
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief	2014-12-31 16:39
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2015-01-19 13:37
Articles in Press	2015-01-19 13:37
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Typeset the Manuscript	2015-03-25 14:16
Publish the Manuscript Online	2015-04-08 15:18

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Category	Orthopedics
Manuscript Type	Evidence-Based Medicine
Article Title	Patients’ preferred mode of travel to the orthopaedic theatre
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Joel A Humphrey, Sarah L Johnson, Shilen Patel, Muzaffar Malik, Charles A Willis-Owen and Stephen Bendall
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Joel A Humphrey, BSc (Hons), MBBS, MRCS, MSc, Orthopaedic Specialist Registrar, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals, Sussex Orthopaedic NHS Treatment Centre, Lewes Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 4EY West Sussex, United Kingdom. drjoelhumphrey@aol.com
Key Words	Patient satisfaction; Orthopaedic theatre; Patient autonomy
Core Tip	There were previously no studies focusing primarily on how Orthopaedic patients prefer to travel the operating theatre. Questioning unproven and habitual protocols is essential to improve delivery of care. Our study highlights elective orthopaedic patients should predominantly walk to theatre with a nurse to enhance independence, maintain dignity and improve efficiency of the process; however the patient’s autonomy must be respected and pre-operative mobility taken into account.
Publish Date	2015-04-08 15:18
Citation	Humphrey JA, Johnson SL, Patel S, Malik M, Willis-Owen CA, Bendall S. Patients’ preferred mode of travel to the orthopaedic theatre. World J Orthop 2015; 6(3): 360-362
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2218-5836/full/v6/i3/360.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v6.i3.360

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