Elderly readmission and death after discharge from treatment of hip fracture, occurred in public hospitals from 2008 to 2010, Rio de Janeiro

• Main Authors: Fátima de Lima Paula (Author), Geraldo Marcelo da Cunha (Author), Iúri da Costa Leite (Author), Rejane Sobrino Pinheiro (Author), Joaquim Gonçalves Valente (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, 2015-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<sec><title>OBJECTIVES:</title><p> To estimate the risk of death and readmission of a cohort of elderly patients discharged after hip fracture treatment from hospitals of the public health system; to describe the causes of these events; and to compare the rates of readmission...