Cost of infection after surgery for intracapsular fracture of the femoral neck

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 283-286

  Wijeratna, Malin D ^a   McRoberts, J ^a   Porteous, M J ^a  

^a WEST SUFFOLK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Duration of hospital stay; Hip hemiarthroplasty; Infection; Intracapsular fracture of the femoral neck; Mortality; Opportunity cost

Indexed keywords

COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; FEMUR NECK; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; FEMUR NECK; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84929736633     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588415X14181254788845     Document Type: Article

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