The effect of care pathways for hip fractures: A systematic overview of secondary studies

European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 737-745

  Leigheb, Fabrizio ^a,c   Vanhaecht, Kris ^b,c,d   Sermeus, Walter ^b,c   Lodewijckx, Cathy ^b,c   Deneckere, Svin ^b,c   Boonen, Steven ^c,e   Boto, Paulo A ^c,f   Mendes, Rita Veloso ^c,f   Panella, Massimiliano ^a,b,c,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c European Pathway Association   (Belgium)

^d Center for Health Services and Nursing Research School of Public Health Leuven   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^f UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^g Piedmont Region Local Health District of Vercelli   (Italy)

Author keywords

Care pathway; Clinical pathway; Critical pathway; Hip fractures; Outcome assessment; Overview

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PATHWAY; DECUBITUS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); METHODOLOGY; MOBILIZATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SECONDARY STUDY; SURGICAL INFECTION; SYSTEMATIC OVERVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

CRITICAL PATHWAYS; EARLY AMBULATION; EXERCISE THERAPY; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT CARE TEAM; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 84885477635     PISSN: 16338065     EISSN: 14321068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00590-012-1085-x     Document Type: Review

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