Improved outcomes and reduced medical costs through multidisciplinary co-management protocol for geriatric proximal femur fractures: a one-year retrospective study

Improved outcomes and reduced medical costs through multidisciplinary co-management protocol for geriatric proximal femur fractures: a one-year retrospective study

Abstract Background To manage the rapidly growing incidence of, and related medical burden resulting from hip fractures in older adults in an aging society, studies involving orthogeriatric co-management treatment models have reported improved outcomes, including reduced medical costs. The treatment...

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Main Authors: Yang Li, Kuan-Kai Tung, Yi-Cheng Cho, Shih-Yi Lin, Cheng-Hung Lee, Chih-Hui Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-04-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Elderly hip fractures
Clinical pathway
Co-managed orthogeriatric care
Mortality
Medical expense
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03014-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03014-6

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