Factors Associated With Emergency Department Length of Stay for Patients With Hip Fracture

Time to surgery, which includes time in the emergency department (ED), is important for all patients with hip fracture. We hypothesized that patients with hip fracture spend significantly more time in the ED than do patients with the top 5 most common conditions. In addition, we hypothesized that th...

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Main Authors: Aymen Rashid BA, Thomas R. Brooks BS, Edward Bessman MD, Simon C. Mears MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2013-09-01
Series:Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2151458513502038