Journal article
Association Between Wait Time and 30-Day Mortality in Adults Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery
Abstract
Importance: Although wait times for hip fracture surgery have been linked to mortality and are being used as quality-of-care indicators worldwide, controversy exists about the duration of the wait that leads to complications.
Objective: To use population-based wait-time data to identify the optimal time window in which to conduct hip fracture surgery before the risk of complications increases.
Authors
Pincus D; Ravi B; Wasserstein D; Huang A; Paterson JM; Nathens AB; Kreder HJ; Jenkinson RJ; Wodchis WP
Journal
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 318, No. 20, pp. 1994–2003
Publisher
American Medical Association (AMA)
Publication Date
November 28, 2017
DOI
10.1001/jama.2017.17606
ISSN
0098-7484