The effectiveness of geriatrician-led comprehensive hip fracture collaborative care in a new acute hip unit based in a general hospital setting in the UK

Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 20-26

  Gupta, A ^a  

^a WEST WALES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute hip unit; Hip fracture; Orthogeriatrician

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HIP UNIT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FRACTURE TREATMENT; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GERIATRICIAN; HEALTH CENTER; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; ORTHOPEDICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; TEAMWORK; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACUTE HIP UNIT; HIP FRACTURE; ORTHOGERIATRICIAN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HIP FRACTURES; HOSPITAL UNITS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; TIME-TO-TREATMENT;

EID: 84897098318     PISSN: 14782715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4997/JRCPE.2014.105     Document Type: Article

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