To investigate the effect and cost-effectiveness of implementing an orthogeriatric intervention for elderly patients with acute hip fracture: The experience in Hong Kong

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2153-2154

  Ho, Wency Wan Sze ^a   Kwan Dai, David Lok ^a   Liu, Kin Wah ^a   Chow, Kai Ming ^a   Lau, Eliza ^a   Woo, Jean ^a   Leung, Kwok Sui ^b  

^a Department of Medicine and Therapeutics ^*

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIP FRACTURE; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MORTALITY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REHABILITATION CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; HIP FRACTURES; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NURSE CLINICIANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 70350462094     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02529.x     Document Type: Letter

References (4)

1. Friedman SM, Mendelson DA, Kates SL et al. Geriatric co-management of proximal femur fractures: Total quality management and protocol-driven care result in better outcomes for a frail patient population. J Am Geriatr Soc 2008 56 : 1349 1356.
2. Fisher AA, Davis MW, Rubenach SE et al. Outcomes for older patients with hip fractures: The impact of orthopedic and geriatric medicine cocare. J Orthop Trauma 2006 20 : 172 178.
3. Vidan M, Serra JA, Moreno C et al. Efficacy of a comprehensive geriatric intervention in older patients hospitalized for hip fracture: A randomized, controlled trial. J Am Geriatr Soc 2005 53 : 1476 1482.
4. Miura LN, DiPiero AR, Homer LD. Effects of a geriatrician-led hip fracture program: Improvements in clinical and economic outcomes. J Am Geriatr Soc 2009 57 : 159 167.