Dedicated hip fracture service: Implementing a novel model of care

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 83, Issue 7-8, 2013, Pages 559-563

  Sivakumar, Brahman Shankar ^a   Mcdermott, Luke Michael ^a   Bell, Jack Joseph ^a   Pulle, Chrys Ranjeev ^a   Jayamaha, Sophie ^a   Ottley, Michael Carl ^a  

^a THE PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fracture; Hip; Orthogeriatric; Orthopaedics; Post operative

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PATHWAY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HIP; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; ORTHOGERIATRIC; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT REFERRAL; POST-OPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

FRACTURE; HIP; ORTHOGERIATRIC; ORTHOPAEDICS; POST-OPERATIVE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HIP FRACTURES; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84881029333     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2012.06201.x     Document Type: Article

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