Postoperative Admission to a Dedicated Geriatric Unit Decreases Mortality in Elderly Patients with Hip Fracture

BACKGROUND: Elderly patients with hip fracture have a 5 to 8 fold increased risk of death during the months following surgery. We tested the hypothesis that early geriatric management of these patients focused on co-morbidities and rehabilitation improved long term mortality. METHODS AND FINDINGS: I...

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Main Authors: Boddaert, Jacques, Cohen-Bittan, Judith, Khiami, Frédéric, Le Manach, Yannick, Raux, Mathieu, Beinis, Jean-Yves, Verny, Marc, Riou, Bruno
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado em: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acesso em linha:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3893076/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24454708
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0083795
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