Implementation of an electronic care pathway for hip fracture patients: a pilot before and after study.
Jason TalevskiViviana Guerrero-CedeñoOddom DemontieroPushpa SuriyaarachchiDerek BoersmaSara VogrinSharon Brennan-OlsenGustavo DuquePublished in: BMC musculoskeletal disorders (2020)
This pilot study suggests that, compared to a paper-based care pathway, implementation of an e-pathway for hip fracture patients results in a reduction in total number of delays to surgery, but not hospital length of stay. Further evaluation is warranted using a larger cohort investigating both clinical and patient-reported outcome measures.