Key result
Implementation of a systematic quality improvement programme and orthogeriatrics team reduced mortality in elderly hip fracture patients from 7.8% in 2009-2010 to 5.3% in 2013.
Why the study?
Does a systematic quality improvement programme reduce mortality and improve care in elderly patients with hip fractures?
Population
Elderly patients with hip fractures at Ashford & St Peter's NHS Trust (SPH)
Comparison
Implementation of an orthogeriatrics team… vs Historical control (care prior to 2010)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
3 years
Authors
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May support orthogeriatrics integration in hip fracture care; leaves open causality and generalizability.
Observational
No
Does a systematic quality improvement programme reduce mortality and improve care in elderly patients with hip fractures?
Absolute Event Rate: 5.3% vs 7.8%
Implementation of an orthogeriatrics team and systematic quality improvement significantly reduced mortality in elderly patients with hip fractures.
Lisk et al. (2014) conducted an observational in Hip fracture. Systematic quality improvement programme (orthogeriatrics team) vs. Historical control (2009-2010 care model) was evaluated on Mortality. Implementation of a systematic quality improvement programme and orthogeriatrics team reduced mortality in elderly hip fracture patients from 7.8% in 2009-2010 to 5.3% in 2013.
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