Immediate admission to the surgery hospital significantly optimises quality indicators in older patients with hip fractures: A before-and-after study
Immediate admission to orthopedic surgical hospital of older adults with hip fractures significantly decreases inter-hospital transfers, time to surgery, total in-hospital time, and direct hospital costs.
Authors
- Daniel Vásquez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2586-162X)
- José Luis Dinamarca‐Montecinos
- Jack Bell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7217-3635)
- Emma Sutton
- Victoria Novik
- José Marı́a Garcı́a-Acuña (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0119-1710)
- Carmelinda Ruggiero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1245-1963)
- Gedeón Lazcano Améstica
- Yoanis Cárdenas Fernández
- Julio Ibarra
- G Mardones
- Fernando Aranda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9364-474X)
- Alejandra Vásquez
- Adriana Carrillo
- Ángeles Pizarro
- Carlos Aravena
- Constanza Morales Gherardelli
- Osvaldo Sepúlveda
- Rayén Delgado Gac
Institutions
- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University of Perugia (IT)
- Viña del Mar University (CL)
- Universidad Andrés Bello (CL)
- Prince Charles Hospital (AU)
- Hospital Dr. Gustavo Fricke (CL)
- Hospital del Trabajador (CL)
- University of Valparaíso (CL)
- University of Birmingham (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Frailty & Aging
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjfa.2025.100014
- Primary Topic
- Hip and Femur Fractures
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00