The impact of frailty on outcomes and healthcare resource usage after total joint arthroplasty: A population-based cohort study

Bone and Joint Journal

Volumn 98-B, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 799-805

  McIsaac, D I ^a   Beaule P E ^b   Bryson, G L ^a   Van Walraven, C ^c  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH CARE COST; HIP REPLACEMENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KNEE REPLACEMENT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORTALITY; ONTARIO; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; ONTARIO; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT READMISSION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 85015143037     PISSN: 20494394     EISSN: 20494408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.98B6.37124     Document Type: Article

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