Time to Surgery Reduction in Hip Fracture Patients on an Integrated Orthogeriatric Unit: A Comparative Study of Three Healthcare Models.

Carmen Pablos-HernándezAlfonso González-RamírezCarmen da CasaMaria Margarida LuisMaría Aránzazu García-IglesiasJose Miguel Julián-EnriquezEmiliano Rodríguez-SánchezJuan F Blanco

Published in: Orthopaedic surgery (2020)

The healthcare model based on an Orthogeriatric Unit seems to be the most efficient, because it reaches a reduction in time to surgery, with an increased number of patients surgically treated on in the first 24 h, and the greatest frequency of surgically-treated patients.

Keyphrases

healthcare
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
hip fracture
patient reported outcomes
acute coronary syndrome
coronary artery bypass
atrial fibrillation
percutaneous coronary intervention