Elderly readmission and death after discharge from treatment of hip fracture, occurred in public hospitals from 2008 to 2010, Rio de Janeiro

Elderly readmission and death after discharge from treatment of hip fracture, occurred in public hospitals from 2008 to 2010, Rio de Janeiro

<sec><title>OBJECTIVES:</title><p> To estimate the risk of death and readmission of a cohort of elderly patients discharged after hip fracture treatment from hospitals of the public health system; to describe the causes of these events; and to compare the rates of readmission...

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Main Authors: Fátima de Lima Paula, Geraldo Marcelo da Cunha, Iúri da Costa Leite, Rejane Sobrino Pinheiro, Joaquim Gonçalves Valente
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva 2015-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia
Subjects:
Readmissão do paciente
Idoso
Mortalidade
Fraturas do fêmur
Envelhecimento
Saúde Pública
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-790X2015000200439&lng=en&tlng=en

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