What steps can reduce morbidity and mortality caused by hip fractures?

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 944-946

  Grover, Michael ^a   Edwards, Frederick ^a   Hitchcock, Kristin ^b   Stephens, Mary M ^c  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONVALESCENCE; DELIRIUM; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITALIZATION; LENGTH OF STAY; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; THROMBOPHLEBITIS;

ANALGESIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; HALOPERIDOL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

AGED; ANALGESICS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CEPHALOSPORINS; DELIRIUM; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HALOPERIDOL; HIP FRACTURES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOPHLEBITIS;

EID: 36148996476     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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