Completion of the Emergency Department “Big 6” in Patients with an Acute Hip Fracture Is Associated with a Lower Mortality Risk and Shorter Length of Hospital Stay

Completion of the Emergency Department “Big 6” in Patients with an Acute Hip Fracture Is Associated with a Lower Mortality Risk and Shorter Length of Hospital Stay

The aims of this study were to assess whether completion of the emergency department (ED) Big 6 interventions (provision of pain relief, screening for delirium, early warning score (EWS) system, full blood investigation and electrocardiogram, intravenous fluids therapy, and pressure area care) in th...

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Main Authors: Nick D. Clement, Rose S. Penfold, Andrew Duffy, Krishna Murthy, Alasdair M. J. MacLullich, Andrew D. Duckworth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-08-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
Big 6
emergency department
fracture
hip
length of stay
mortality
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/17/5559

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