ArticleJournal of osteoporosis2014
Improving hip fracture care in ireland: a preliminary report of the irish hip fracture database.
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- Mortality in patients over 65 with proximal humerus fractures: a systematic review of 414,379 shoulders with meta-analysis.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2026Pooled it
- Epidemiology, patient outcome and complications after non-operative management of hip fracture: a systematic review.Anaesthesia · 2025Pooled it
- Longer hospital stay but similar one-year mortality and readmission after combined proximal humerus and proximal femur fragility fractures: a Propensity-Score-Matched Cohort Study.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2026Article
- The acute healthcare burden of periprosthetic fractures in a regional orthopaedic trauma unit.Irish journal of medical science · 2026Article
- Changing trends in hip fracture epidemiology in the Republic of Ireland: a follow-up study.Archives of osteoporosis · 2022Article
- Four-month outcome after proximal femur fractures and influence of early geriatric rehabilitation: data from the German Centres of Geriatric Trauma DGU.Archives of osteoporosis · 2021Article
- Trends in hip fracture care in the Republic of Ireland from 2013 to 2018: results from the Irish Hip Fracture Database.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2021Article
- Complications following hip fracture: Results from the World Hip Trauma Evaluation cohort study.Injury · 2020Observational
- In-hospital care, complications, and 4-month mortality following a hip or proximal femur fracture: the Spanish registry of osteoporotic femur fractures prospective cohort study.Archives of osteoporosis · 2018Article
- The 13-year observation of hip fracture in Poland-worrying trend and prognosis for the future.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2018Observational
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- Audit of geriatric hip fracture care - a Slovenian trauma center analysis.Wiener klinische Wochenschrift · 2016Article
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Abstract
Introduction. Hip fractures are common injuries in the older persons, with significant associated morbidity and mortality. The Irish Hip Fracture Database (IHFD) was implemented to monitor standards of care against international standards. Methods. The IHFD is a clinically led web-based audit. We summarize the data collected on hip fractures from April 2012 to March 2013 from 8 centres. Results. There were 843 patients with the majority being (70%) female. The 80-89-year age group accounted for the majority of fractures (44%). Most (71%) sustained a fall at home. Intertrochanteric fractures (40%) were most common. Only 28% were admitted to an orthopaedic ward within 4 hours. The majority (97%) underwent surgery with 44% having surgery within 36 hours. Medical optimization (35%) and lack of theatre space (26%) accounted for most of the surgical delay. While 29% were discharged home, 33% were discharged to a nursing home or other long-stay facilities. There was a 4% in-hospital mortality rate. Conclusions. Several key areas in both the database and aspects of patient care needing improvement have been highlighted. The implementation of similar databases has led to improved hip fracture care in other countries and we believe this can be replicated in Ireland.
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