| Autor: |
Pilar, Sáez López, Encarnación, Martín Perez, Alfonso, González Ramírez, Carmen, Pablos Hernández, Sonia, Jiménez Mola, Esther, Vuelta Calzada, Ana, Cerón Fernández, Maria Teresa, Guerrero Díaz, Pilar, del Pozo Tagarro, Ana Isabel, Andrés Sáinz, Nieves, Pereira de Castro Juez, Carmen, Cervera Díaz, Angélica, Muñoz Pascual, Javier, Idoate Gil, Teresa, Collado Díaz, Javier, Perez-Jara Carrera, Carmen, Vazquez Pedrezuela, Florentino, Prado Esteban |
| Rok vydání: |
2013 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Revista espanola de geriatria y gerontologia. 49(3) |
| ISSN: |
1578-1747 |
| Popis: |
The benefits of the collaboration between orthopaedics and geriatrics in the management and care of elderly patients admitted with hip fracture have been widely demonstrated. A questionnaire was sent to all hospital geriatricians of Castilla y León in order to determine the characteristics this collaboration between orthopaedics and geriatrics in the public hospitals of Castilla y León. They were asked about the type of collaboration with orthopaedics in the care of the elderly patient admitted with hip fracture and details of the treatment of the complications. Most of the hospitals maintain a high level of orthogeriatric collaboration with geriatricians, and the geriatrician attends to most of the medical complications of these patients. The average hospital stay is 10 days, with a surgical delay of 3 days. Management of the most frequent clinical problems in hospitals of Castilla y León are detailed in this article, comparing them with the latest articles and current recommendations from clinical practice guides. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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