Achieving 100% Uptake of Intravenous Zoledronic Acid After Hip Fracture Through Rapid Vitamin D Loading: A Three-Cycle Quality Improvement Study in a District General Hospital
A rapid vitamin D loading SOP enabled timely inpatient IV zoledronic acid administration, overcoming logistical and laboratory barriers and achieving 100% compliance with national standards without adverse effects. This pathway is safe, sustainable, and scalable for secondary fracture prevention in district general hospitals.
Authors
- Zain Habib
- Shalini Vinod (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8075-6219)
- Azhar Saeed
- Zarah Wilson
- Geraint Williams
- Mahwish Naureen
Institutions
- North Manchester General Hospital (GB)
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.98225
- Primary Topic
- Bone health and osteoporosis research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00