Time to surgery and rehabilitation resources affect outcomes in orthogeriatric units

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 316-322

  Pioli, Giulio ^a   Frondini, Carlo ^b   Lauretani, Fulvio ^c   Davoli, Maria Luisa ^a   Pellicciotti, Francesca ^a   Martini, Emilio ^b   Zagatti, Anna ^d   Giordano, Antonio ^c   Pedriali, Ilaria ^d   Nardelli, Anna ^c   Zurlo, Amedeo ^d   Ferrari, Alberto ^a   Lunardelli, Maria Lia ^b  

^a S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

^d S ANNA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Functional status; Hip fracture; Mortality; Orthogeriatric unit; Rehabilitation; Resources

Indexed keywords

ADL DISABILITY; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC REHABILITATION; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; ORTHOPEDICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; TIME-TO-TREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 84864961645     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2011.11.010     Document Type: Article

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