The management of elderly patients with femoral fractures A randomised controlled trial of early intervention versus standard care
| Autor: | Cheryl E. Swanson, Karel Dimitri, Alan Marsh, Catherine E Yelland, Josiane R Broome, Lorraine Massey, Gregory A. Day, Helen R Richardson |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Narcotic business.industry medicine.medical_treatment General Medicine medicine.disease Comorbidity law.invention Clinical trial Social support medicine.anatomical_structure Randomized controlled trial law Intervention (counseling) Acute care Physical therapy medicine business Femoral neck |
| Zdroj: | Medical Journal of Australia. 169:515-518 |
| ISSN: | 1326-5377 0025-729X |
| DOI: | 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1998.tb123397.x |
| Popis: | Objective: To determine the effect of an early intervention program in an acute care setting on the length of stay in hospital of elderly patients with proximal femoral fractures. Setting: Acute orthopaedic ward of a large teaching hospital. Design and Participants: A randomised controlled trial comparing 38 intervention patients with 33 Standard Care patients. Intervention: Early surgery, minimal narcotic analgesia, intense daily therapy and close monitoring of patient needs via a multidisciplinary approach versus routine hospital management. Main outcome measures: Length of stay (LOS); deaths; level of independent functioning. Results: Mean LOS was shorter in the Intervention group than in the Standard Care group (21 days v. 32.5 days; P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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