TY - JOUR
T1 - Economic consequences of operative delay for hip fractures in a non-profit institution
AU - Shabat, Shay
AU - Heller, Eyal
AU - Mann, Gideon
AU - Gepstein, Reuben
AU - Fredman, Brian
AU - Nyska, Meir
PY - 2003/12
Y1 - 2003/12
N2 - This retrospective study evaluated the economic consequences of delaying hip fracture surgery in 191 elderly patients. Data was collected regarding fracture type, surgery, timing of surgery, background diseases, postoperative hospital stay, and complications. In addition, calculation of the drugs administered to the patients, cost of the surgery, blood transfusion, physiotherapy, laboratory examinations, radiographs, and any financial data were evaluated. Spending more resources for performing hip surgery within 48 hours is more cost-effective than delaying surgery past the third day.
AB - This retrospective study evaluated the economic consequences of delaying hip fracture surgery in 191 elderly patients. Data was collected regarding fracture type, surgery, timing of surgery, background diseases, postoperative hospital stay, and complications. In addition, calculation of the drugs administered to the patients, cost of the surgery, blood transfusion, physiotherapy, laboratory examinations, radiographs, and any financial data were evaluated. Spending more resources for performing hip surgery within 48 hours is more cost-effective than delaying surgery past the third day.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0346339634&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3928/0147-7447-20031201-07
DO - 10.3928/0147-7447-20031201-07
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AN - SCOPUS:0346339634
SN - 0147-7447
VL - 26
SP - 1197
EP - 1199
JO - Orthopedics
JF - Orthopedics
IS - 12
ER -