Factors Influencing Time to Definitive Care in Hip Fracture Patients in a Rural Health System.

Lisa Hollister Kellie Girardot Jennifer Konger Thein Hlaing Zhu

Published in: Journal of trauma nursing : the official journal of the Society of Trauma Nurses (2024)

Our study outlines a methodology for establishing wait time metrics that impact surgical timeliness for hip fracture patients within a rural healthcare system. We recommend conducting comparable studies with larger sample sizes across different healthcare systems.

Keyphrases

hip fracture
healthcare
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
south africa
prognostic factors
squamous cell carcinoma
radiation therapy
patient reported outcomes
chronic pain