Hip fracture in Auckland: Contrasting models of care in two major hospitals

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 89-94

  Tha, H S ^a   Armstrong, D ^b,d   Broad, J ^c   Paul, S ^a   Wood, P ^b  

^a Division of Medicine Emergency and Integrated Care   (New Zealand)

^b WAITEMATA DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^d Waitakere Hospital   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Elderly; Hip fracture; Orthogeriatrics; Osteoporosis; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM; VITAMIN D;

AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEMATOMA; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; NEW ZEALAND; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; REOPERATION; RESIDENTIAL CARE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HIP FRACTURES; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PROCEDURES; TRENDS; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT DISCHARGE;

EID: 63849154527     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2008.01721.x     Document Type: Article

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