Short-term mortality in hip fracture patients admitted during weekends and holidays

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 450-454

  Foss, Nicolai Bang ^a   Kehlet, H ^b  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Complications, holiday; Complications, mortality; Complications, weekend; Hip fracture; Surgery, fast track

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING HOME; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 33645307691     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/ael012     Document Type: Article

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