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ArticleGeriatric orthopaedic surgery & rehabilitation2017

Using Care Bundles to Improve Surgical Outcomes and Reduce Variation in Care for Fragility Hip Fracture Patients.

Stephanie Bandara, Genni Lynch, Cameron Cooke, Paul Varghese, Nicola Ward

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Article in Geriatric orthopaedic surgery & rehabilitation, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Developing fracture liaison service framework based on comparative analysis and scoping review.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2024
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  3. The association between weight-bearing status and early complications in hip fractures.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2019
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Stephanie BandaraOrthopaedic Department, Princess Alexandra Hospital, 199 Ipswich Rd, Woolloongabba QLD 4102, Australia.
Genni LynchOrthopaedic Department, Graduate Certificate in Diabetes Education, Princess Alexandra Hospital, 199 Ipswich Rd, Woolloongabba QLD 4102, Australia.
Cameron CookeOrthopaedic Department, Princess Alexandra Hospital, 199 Ipswich Rd, Woolloongabba QLD 4102, Australia.
Paul VargheseGeriatric and Rehabilitation Unit, Princess Alexandra Hospital, 199 Ipswich Rd, Woolloongabba QLD 4102, Australia.
Nicola WardOrthopaedic Department, Princess Alexandra Hospital, 199 Ipswich Rd, Woolloongabba QLD 4102, Australia.
Princess Alexandra Hospital · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionFragility hip fractures constitute a large proportion of orthogeriatric admissions to orthopedic wards. This study looked at reducing variation in care in fragility hip fracture patients using a novel approach with care bundles. The care bundle comprises 5 elements targeted at providing adequate analgesia, early mobilization, improving recognition of delirium, and decreasing rates of urinary infections.

methodsA total of 198 patients who sustained a fragility hip fracture during the intervention period were included in the study. The primary outcome measure was compliance in applying the bundle to the study population, and secondary outcome measures were in-hospital mortality, acute length of stay, delirium and duration of delirium, and urinary tract infections.

resultsDuring the 12-month intervention period, compliance to the bundle of care was 47% (n = 92) based on the "all-or-none" approach. This was 28% higher than the preintervention rate. Overall, there was an increased rate of compliance across all individual elements of the bundle in the intervention group when compared to the preintervention group (

conclusionThis study demonstrated that the implementation of specific care bundle in patients with fragility hip fracture significantly reduces variation in care.

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care bundlefragility hip fracture

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PMID28540116
PMCPMC5431405
OpenAlexW2613572467

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