dc.contributor.author | Lynch, Genni | |
dc.contributor.author | Shaban, Ramon Z | |
dc.contributor.author | Massey, Debbie | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-31T00:02:27Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-07-31T00:02:27Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1878-1241 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.ijotn.2015.03.001 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/125084 | |
dc.description.abstract | Introduction: The management of fragility hip fractures requires a collaborative
multi-disciplinary approach to care to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
It is important to rigorously evaluate the model of care and enable the delivery of
evidence based optimal patient care.
Aim of the study: The aim of this study was to document an orthogeriatric model
of care (OGMOC) at a major tertiary hospital: assessing how particular indicators within
the patient’s admission were influenced by the OGMOC.
Methods: A retrospective case analysis of all patients with fragility hip fracture
from two pre-intervention groups and three post-intervention groups was undertaken.
Data from (i) length of stay in the emergency department (ii) length of stay
in the orthopaedic unit (iii) time from admission to surgery and (iv) time from surgery
to admission to rehabilitation were used.
Results: Implementation of the OGMOC resulted in: reduced time in the emergency
department, quicker access to surgery, reduced length of acute hospital stay
and an increase in the number of patients accessing the rehabilitation unit.
Conclusion: This study contributes to the increasing body of evidence for best
practice in the management of fragility hip fracture within an OGMOC. | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | |
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom | 184 | |
dc.relation.ispartofpageto | 193 | |
dc.relation.ispartofissue | 4 | |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | International Journal of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing | |
dc.relation.ispartofvolume | 19 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Nursing not elsewhere classified | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 420599 | |
dc.title | Evaluating the orthogeriatric model of care at an Australian tertiary hospital | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.type.description | C1 - Articles | |
dc.type.code | C - Journal Articles | |
gro.hasfulltext | No Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Shaban, Ramon Z. | |
gro.griffith.author | Massey, Debbie L. | |