Results after introduction of a hip fracture care pathway: comparison with usual care

Background and purpose — We established a care pathway for hip fracture patients, a “Hip Fracture Unit” (HFU), aiming to provide better in-hospital care and thus improve outcome. We compared the results after introduction of the HFU with a historical control group. Patients and methods — The HFU con...

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Main Authors: Stian Svenøy, Leiv Otto Watne, Ingvild Hestnes, Marianne Westberg, Jan Erik Madsen, Frede Frihagen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-03-01
Series:Acta Orthopaedica
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17453674.2019.1710804