Incidence, Quality of Care, and Mortality in Hip Fracture Patients in the Course of the COVID Pandemic: A Population-Based Cohort Study.
Alma Becic PedersenNickolaj RisboBjarke L VibergHenrik PalmNiels Dieter RöckPublished in: The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences (2024)
The incidence of HF in Denmark remained unchanged. The quality of in-hospital care was higher in the COVID compared to pre-COVID period. Unfortunately, 30-day mortality was also higher, highlighting the importance of recognizing diversity of social networks, home support, and digital health intervention after discharge for outcome of HF patients.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- coronavirus disease
- risk factors
- newly diagnosed
- sars cov
- hip fracture
- quality improvement
- palliative care
- mental health
- prognostic factors
- cardiovascular events
- emergency department
- type diabetes
- heart failure
- risk assessment
- patient reported outcomes
- social media
- human health
- health insurance
- acute heart failure