Can improved quality of care explain the success of orthogeriatric units? A population-based cohort study

Age and Ageing

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 66-71

  Kristensen, Pia Kjær ^a,b   Thillemann, Theis Muncholm ^a   Søballe, Kjeld ^a   Johnsen, Søren Paaske ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (Denmark)

Author keywords

30 day mortality; Hip fracture; Length of stay; Older people; Orthogeriatric; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME TO SURGERY; TIME TO TREATMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGE; DENMARK; FRACTURE FIXATION; GERIATRICS; HIP FRACTURES; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; ORTHOPEDICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; DENMARK; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; GERIATRICS; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT ADMISSION; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TIME-TO-TREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84964653258     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afv155     Document Type: Article

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