Variations in hip fracture inpatient care in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan: an analysis of health administrative data

• Main Authors: Hongsoo Kim (Author), Shou-Hsia Cheng (Author), Hayato Yamana (Author), Seyune Lee (Author), Nan-He Yoon (Author), Yi-Chieh Lin (Author), Kiyohide Fushimi (Author), Hideo Yasunaga (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Little is known about hip fracture inpatient care in East Asia. This study examined the characteristics of patients, hospitals, and regions associated with delivery of hip fracture surgeries across Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. We also analyzed and compared how the resource use and a...