Expert in Rapid Recovery Joint Replacement
Mr Sakis Pollalis is a is a leading expert in Rapid Recovery Joint Replacement, offering patients a faster and more comfortable recovery from hip and knee replacements. With a focus on minimally invasive techniques and cutting-edge pain management strategies, Mr Sakis Pollalis and his team ensure that his patients experience less discomfort and faster healing. His approach allows for earlier mobilisation and often enables same-day discharge, reducing the need for extended hospital stays and lowering the risk of complications.
What is Rapid Recovery Joint Replacement?
Rapid Recovery Joint Replacement is a revolutionary approach to hip and knee replacement surgery designed to minimise the impact of the surgery and the anaesthetic to your body. It is a cutting-edge technique tailored to each patient which combines minimally invasive surgical methods, enhanced pain management, and early mobilisation to optimise your healing process. This innovative method helps you recover faster, with less pain, and return to your normal activities sooner.
- Minimally Invasive Surgical Methods: With Rapid Recovery, the surgery itself involves smaller incisions and less trauma to surrounding tissues, allowing for quicker healing and reduced discomfort.
- Enhanced Pain Management: Pain management is a key focus, utilising innovative strategies like regional short-acting anaesthesia and non-opioid medications to keep pain levels low while minimising the side effects of traditional painkillers, like nausea, vomiting, or the use of a catheter.
- Early Mobilisation: This is one of the standout benefits of Rapid Recovery. You’ll be encouraged to move and begin physical therapy a few hours after surgery. This is essential for restoring mobility, preventing complications, and improving long-term outcomes. Most patients are able to go home the same day or within 24 hours, reducing hospital stays and lowering the risk of infection.
- Customised Recovery: Your recovery plan will be tailored to your specific needs, ensuring a smooth and efficient return to your daily life. With Rapid Recovery Joint Replacement, you can expect a quicker, more comfortable recovery, allowing you to enjoy life with improved mobility and less downtime.
Mr Sakis Pollalis has a particular passion for rapid recovery techniques and is recognised as a leading expert in Rapid Recovery Joint Replacement. His expertise in this field has helped countless patients achieve outstanding outcomes, enjoying quicker recoveries and less post-operative discomfort. He is the Day Case Joint Replacement Lead in Buckinghamshire NHS Trust and he has been the leading surgeon in the development and delivery of the awarded Rapid Recovery Joint Replacement Pathway (WARP) which allows many of his patients to go home on the same day after their hip or knee replacement
Mr Sakis Pollalis is committed to providing personalised care, tailoring each treatment plan to the individual needs of each of his patients. By integrating advanced surgical techniques with customised anaesthetic and rehabilitation programs, he helps patients regain mobility and return to their daily routines quickly and safely. His dedication to patient education ensures that every patient is fully informed and involved in their recovery journey. His commitment to innovation, patient care, and surgical excellence makes him a trusted choice for those seeking faster, safer, and more comfortable joint replacement solutions.
Advantages of Rapid Recovery Joint Replacement
Here are the key benefits achieved with a rapid recovery joint replacement programme:
- Shorter Hospital Stay: Most patients are able to go home the same day or within 24 hours of surgery.
- Less Post-Operative Pain: Advanced pain management techniques reduce the need for strong painkillers and make recovery more comfortable.
- Minimally Invasive Surgery: Smaller incisions and less tissue damage lead to quicker healing and fewer complications.
- Minimal anaesthetic side effects: Modern short-acting anaesthetic techniques minimise the risk of postoperative nausea and vomiting, and the need for a catheter.
- Faster Recovery: Patients are able to walk within a few hours of most knee and hip replacement surgeries and can return to daily activities, including work and hobbies, more quickly than with traditional joint replacement methods.
- Lower Risk of Complications: Early mobilization and shorter hospital stays reduce the risk of complications such as blood clots, infections, and stiffness.
- Customised Treatment and Recovery Plan: Each patient receives a tailored surgical and anaesthetic plan, as well as a bespoke rehabilitation program to meet their specific needs and optimise recovery.
- Superior Overall Patient Satisfaction: With less pain or other side effects, shorter recovery time, and a quicker return to daily activities, patient have a much-improved experience whilst in hospital and when they go home.
Procedures performed with RAPID RECOVERY PROTOCOLS
Mr Sakis Pollalis utilises bespoke Rapid Recovery Protocols to ALL his patients undergoing joint replacement surgery, even to ones not planned for same day discharge. Therefore, all patients can mobilise a few hours after the operation and can be discharged within 1-2 days after surgery to recuperate in the comfort of their own homes. (Short Stay Hip Replacement).
The following procedures are typically performed with the use of Rapid Recovery techniques:
