Why the study?
Does psychiatric liaison screening reduce length of hospital stay and increase return home after discharge in elderly patients with hip fractures?
Population
452 patients 65 years or older who were consecutively admitted for surgical repair of fractured hips
Comparison
Psychiatric liaison screening vs Traditional referral for psychiatric consultation
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Hospital stay
Authors
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May support shorter stays and cost savings with liaison screening in hip fracture patients; leaves open effects on home discharge pending randomized data.
Does psychiatric liaison screening reduce length of hospital stay and increase return home after discharge in elderly patients with hip fractures?
Admission psychiatric liaison screening of elderly patients with hip fractures results in earlier discharge and substantial cost savings to the hospital.
Strain et al. (1991) studied this question.
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