Key result
Geriatric hip fracture programmes and early supported discharge reduce total length of hospital stay and significantly increase rates of return to previous residential status.
Why the study?
Do geriatric rehabilitation programmes improve outcomes such as length of stay and residential status in older people following fractures compared to standard orthopaedic care?
Systematic Review
Do geriatric rehabilitation programmes improve outcomes such as length of stay and residential status in older people following fractures compared to standard orthopaedic care?
Geriatric hip fracture programmes and early supported discharge appear to reduce hospital length of stay and improve the likelihood of returning to previous residential status for older patients with fractures.
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Supports adoption of geriatric hip fracture programmes with early discharge in routine care; confirms benefits on length of stay and residential status in Level 1 evidence.
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Cameron et al. (2000) conducted a systematic review in Fractures in older people (principally proximal femoral fracture). Geriatric rehabilitation programmes (including Geriatric Hip Fracture Programmes and Early Supported Discharge) vs. Conventional care was evaluated on Length of hospital stay and return to previous residential status. Geriatric hip fracture programmes and early supported discharge reduce total length of hospital stay and significantly increase rates of return to previous residential status.
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