Prospective study of surgical delay for hip fractures: Impact of an orthogeriatrician and increased trauma capacity

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1277-1284

  Marsland, Daniel ^a,b   Chadwick, Carolyn ^a  

^a CHESTERFIELD ROYAL HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Specialist Registrar Trauma and Orthopaedics   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OPERATION DURATION; ORTHOGERIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; THERAPY DELAY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRICS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; TRAUMA CENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78549264448     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-009-0868-0     Document Type: Article

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