Key result
A geriatric registrar-led quality improvement program reduced the monthly incidence of delirium in elderly hip fracture patients from 35.7% at baseline to between 9.5% and 14.3% (P<0.035).
Why the study?
Does a geriatric registrar-led delirium prevention strategy reduce the incidence of delirium in elderly hip fracture patients?
Does a geriatric registrar-led delirium prevention strategy reduce the incidence of delirium in elderly hip fracture patients?
p-value: p=<0.035
A geriatric registrar-led quality improvement program using checklists and staff education significantly reduced the incidence of delirium in elderly hip fracture patients.
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May support registrar-led QI in hip fracture care; hypothesis-generating, needs randomized confirmation before practice change.
Niam et al. (2005) studied Hip fracture (n=99). Geriatric registrar-led delirium prevention strategies (staff education and checklist) vs. Baseline (routine care) was evaluated on Incidence of delirium (p=<0.035). A geriatric registrar-led quality improvement program reduced the monthly incidence of delirium in elderly hip fracture patients from 35.7% at baseline to between 9.5% and 14.3% (P<0.035).
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