The orthogeriatric unit for acute patients: A new model of care that improves efficiency in the management of patients with hip fracture

HIP International

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 229-235

  González Montalvo, Juan I ^a   Mauleón, Jose L ^a   Gil Garay, Enrique ^a   Gotor, Pilar ^a   Martín Vega, Alberto ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Geriatric assessment; Hip fracture; Hospital care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY INTERVENTION; ELDERLY CARE; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOGERIATRIC UNIT; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WARD; COMPLICATION; HIP FRACTURES; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HIP FRACTURES; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PREOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 77955734642     PISSN: 11207000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112070001002000214     Document Type: Article

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