Improving outcomes after hip fracture at a safety net hospital with a standardised hip fracture protocol.
Anthony V ChristianoHannah C ElsevierSalman SarkerGeorge AgriantonisDavid JosephRohit HasijaPublished in: Hip international : the journal of clinical and experimental research on hip pathology and therapy (2020)
A hip fracture protocol including admission to a monitored setting can be effectively implemented at an urban safety-net hospital where geriatric co-management is not available. This resulted in a decrease in complications and length of stay. Additional interventions are required to decrease average time to surgery below 36 hours.