EARLY DISCHARGE AFTER HIP FRACTURE - PROSPECTIVE 3-YEAR STUDY OF 645 PATIENTS

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作者
PARKER, MJ
PRYOR, GA
MYLES, JW
机构
[1] Peterborough District Hospital, Peterborough, PE3 6DA, England, Thorpe Road
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ACTA ORTHOPAEDICA SCANDINAVICA | 1991年 / 62卷 / 06期
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10.3109/17453679108994497
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R826.8 [整形外科学]; R782.2 [口腔颌面部整形外科学]; R726.2 [小儿整形外科学]; R62 [整形外科学(修复外科学)];
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摘要
The effectiveness of providing additional community resources to enable early discharge following hip fracture surgery has been prospectively evaluated in a consecutive series of 645 patients. For those discharged under the scheme, the average hospital stay was 9.3 days, and this resulted in a substantial saving of hospital bed days.
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