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Impact of orthogeriatric care management by orthopedic surgeons and physicians on in-hospital clinical outcomes: A difference-in-difference analysis.

Takahisa OgawaHaggai SchermannAayush KhadkaJanelle MorossMutsuko MoriwakiKiyohide FushimiTakeo FujiwaraToshitaka YoshiiAtsushi OkawaShinichi Shirasawa
Published in: Geriatrics & gerontology international (2022)
Changing our hip fracture service from a geriatric consultation model of care to an integrated orthogeriatric model significantly reduced length of hospital stay probably due to a lower chance of discharge to home. To our knowledge, this is the first study in Japan to compare two orthogeriatric care models considering the nationwide improvement in hip fracture management. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2022; 22: 138-144.
Keyphrases
  • hip fracture
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  • emergency department
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  • electronic health record