Journal article
Reporting and evaluating wait times for urgent hip fracture surgery in Ontario, Canada
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Although a delay of 24 hours for hip fracture repair is associated with medical complications and costs, it is unknown how long patients wait for surgery for hip fracture. We describe novel methods for measuring exact urgent and emergent surgical wait times (in hours) and the factors that influence them.
METHODS: Adults aged 45 years and older who underwent surgery for hip fracture (the most common urgently performed procedure) in …
Authors
Pincus D; Wasserstein D; Ravi B; Byrne JP; Huang A; Paterson JM; Nathens AB; Kreder HJ; Jenkinson RJ; Wodchis WP
Journal
Canadian Medical Association Journal, Vol. 190, No. 23, pp. e702–e709
Publisher
Joule
Publication Date
June 11, 2018
DOI
10.1503/cmaj.170830
ISSN
0820-3946