Reasons for Surgical Delay in Patients With Hip Fracture.
Yaniv YonaiMerav Ben NatanNurit ShadmiYaron BerkovichYaniv SteinfeldPublished in: Journal for healthcare quality : official publication of the National Association for Healthcare Quality (2022)
It seems that most delays were for medical reasons. However, it is unclear whether allegedly clinically justified delays were indeed of benefit to the patients. Health care organizations should strive to minimize the impact of organizational factors on surgical delay.