Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of PATH FOR timely transfer of geriatric HIP fracture patients from hospital to rehabilitation to home (PATH4HIP): a protocol for a mixed method study.

Chantal BackmanAnne HarleySteve PappColleen WebberStéphane PoitrasRanda BerduscoPaul E BeauléVeronique French-Merkley

Published in: Pilot and feasibility studies (2022)

If feasible, PATH4HIP will result in the reduction of the post-operative acute care length of stay to less than or equal to 6 days, while having no detrimental effect on rehabilitation outcomes such as functional gains, or discharge destination.

Keyphrases

acute care
hip fracture
end stage renal disease
healthcare
ejection fraction
randomized controlled trial
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
total hip arthroplasty
prognostic factors
type diabetes
patient reported outcomes
weight loss
glycemic control