Cracking the Hip: Does Protocol Matter? A Retrospective Cohort Study Investigating the Effect of Protocol Implementation.
Amelia R LeviMarine CosteEthan WarshowskyNeil V ShahNishant SunejaJeffrey M SchwartzValery RoudnitskyPublished in: Geriatric orthopaedic surgery & rehabilitation (2022)
TTO, LOS, and postoperative complications for isolated hip fracture patients were lower post-protocol. Though not all statistically significant, this trend indicates that the protocol was helpful in improving hip fracture outcomes but may require further improvement and institution-wide education.