Hip fracture management in the emergency department and its impact on hospital outcomes: a retrospective cross-sectional analysis.

Chiann Ni ThiamHui Min KhorGordon Hwa Mang PangWan Chieh LimTharshne ShanmugamC Sankara Kumar ChandrasekaranSimmrat SinghMohd Idzwan Bin ZakariaTerence Ong

Published in: European geriatric medicine (2022)

Time to early hip fracture pain relief and diagnosis was adequate in this ED. Time ≥ 5 h in ED was associated with cardiac events and 2 weeks or more inpatient stay.

Keyphrases

hip fracture
emergency department
cross sectional
acute care
chronic pain
adverse drug
healthcare
pain management
neuropathic pain
left ventricular
skeletal muscle
adipose tissue
atrial fibrillation
insulin resistance