期刊
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY
卷 56, 期 7, 页码 1349-1356出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01770.x
关键词
co-management; hip fracture; geriatrician; comorbidity
资金
- NIA NIH HHS [5K23AG19545] Funding Source: Medline
Hip fractures in older adults are a common event, leading to substantial morbidity and mortality. Hip fractures have been previously described as a geriatric, rather than orthopedic disease. Patients with this condition have a high prevalence of comorbidity and a high risk of complications from surgery, and for this reason, geriatricians may be well suited to improve outcomes of care. Co-management of hip fracture patients by orthopedic surgeons and geriatricians has led to better outcomes in other countries but has rarely been described in the United States. This article describes a co-managed Geriatric Fracture Center program that has resulted in lower-than-predicted length of stay and readmission rates, with short time to surgery, low complication rates, and low mortality. This program is based on the principles of early evaluation of patients, ongoing co-management, protocol-driven geriatric-focused care, and early discharge planning. This is a potentially replicable model of care that uses the expertise of geriatricians to optimize the management of a common and serious condition.
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