Reorganization of nursing and medical care to reduce the incidence of postoperative delirium and improve rehabilitation outcome in elderly patients treated for femoral neck fractures

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 193-200

  Lundström, Maria ^a   Edlund, Agneta ^a   Lundström, Gudrun ^a   Gustafson, Yngve ^b,c  

^a Piteå River Valley Hospital   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Delirium; Hip fracture; Nursing intervention; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; TEAMWORK;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032845404     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02839319950162561     Document Type: Article

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