The Combined Effect of ADL Impairment and Delay in Time from Fracture to Surgery on 12-Month Mortality: An Observational Study in Orthogeriatric Patients

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 664.e9-664.e14

  Bellelli, Giuseppe ^a,b   Mazzola, Paolo ^a   Corsi, Maurizio ^a   Zambon, Antonella ^c   Corrao, Giovanni ^c   Castoldi, Giuseppe ^a   Zatti, Giovanni ^a   Annoni, Giorgio ^a  

^a SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b GERIATRIC RESEARCH GROUP   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

ADL impairment; Delirium; Hip fracture; Time to surgery

Indexed keywords

ADL DISABILITY; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; ITALY; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE; THERAPY DELAY;

EID: 84865533051     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2012.06.007     Document Type: Article

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