The implementation of a fast-track care pathway for hip fracture patients

European Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 195-203

  Turesson, Emma ^a,c   Ivarsson, Kjell ^b   Ekelund, Ulf ^a   Hommel, Ami ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b HELSINGBORG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Care process; Clinical pathway; Hip fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; X RAY;

EID: 84873123089     PISSN: 18674569     EISSN: 18674577     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12570-012-0125-7     Document Type: Article

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