Early surgical treatment using regional clinical pathways to reduce the length of postoperative hospital stay in hip fracture patients: A retrospective analysis using the Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination database.

Early surgical treatment using regional clinical pathways to reduce the length of postoperative hospital stay in hip fracture patients: A retrospective analysis using the Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination database.

Hip fracture is a common injury in older adults; however, the optimal timing of surgical treatment remains undetermined in Japan. Therefore, this retrospective study aimed to ascertain the rate of early surgery among hip fracture patients and investigate its effectiveness, along with "regional...

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Main Authors: Haruki Nishimura, Hitoshi Suzuki, Kei Tokutsu, Keiji Muramatsu, Makoto Kawasaki, Yoshiaki Yamanaka, Soshi Uchida, Eiichiro Nakamura, Kiyohide Fushimi, Shinya Matsuda, Akinori Sakai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0282766

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0282766

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