Timing of surgery for hip fracture and in-hospital mortality: a retrospective population-based cohort study in the Spanish National Health System

• Автори: Librero Julián (Автор), Peiró Salvador (Автор), Leutscher Edith (Автор), Merlo Juan (Автор), Bernal-Delgado Enrique (Автор), Ridao Manuel (Автор), Martínez-Lizaga Natalia (Автор), Sanfélix-Gimeno Gabriel (Автор)
• Формат: Книга
• Опубліковано: BMC, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>While the benefits or otherwise of early hip fracture repair is a long-running controversy with studies showing contradictory results, this practice is being adopted as a quality indicator in several health care organizations. The ai...