Prosthetic hip dislocations: Is relocation in the emergency department by emergency medicine staff better?

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 166-174

  Lawrey, Emma ^a   Jones, Peter ^a   Mitchell, Robin ^a  

^a AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Conscious sedation; Emergency service; Hip dislocation; Hip prosthesis; Hospital

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HIP DISLOCATION; HIP PROSTHESIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEDATION;

ADULT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DISLOCATIONS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; ORTHOPEDICS;

EID: 84859429925     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: 17426723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2011.01517.x     Document Type: Article

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