Effects of a hospitalist model on elderly patients with hip fracture
Effects of a hospitalist model on elderly patients with hip fracture
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DOI:
10.1001/archinte.165.7.796
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发表时间:
2005-04-11
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通讯作者:
Huddleston, JM
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作者:
Phy, MP;Vanness, DJ;Huddleston, JM
Background: Hospitalists' increased role in perioperative medicine allows for examination of their effects on surgical patients. This study examined the effects of a hospitalist service created to medically manage elderly patients with hip fracture.Methods: During a 2-year historical cohort study of 466 patients 65 years or older admitted for surgical repair of hip fracture, we examined outcomes 1 year prior to and subsequent to the change from the standard to the hospitalist model.Results: The mean (SD) time to surgery (38 [47] vs 25 [53] hours; P