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

• Main Authors: Librero Julián (Author), Peiró Salvador (Author), Leutscher Edith (Author), Merlo Juan (Author), Bernal-Delgado Enrique (Author), Ridao Manuel (Author), Martínez-Lizaga Natalia (Author), Sanfélix-Gimeno Gabriel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...