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Postoperative Admission to a Dedicated Geriatric Unit Decreases Mortality in Elderly Patients with Hip Fracture
BACKGROUND: Elderly patients with hip fracture have a 5 to 8 fold increased risk of death during the months following surgery. We tested the hypothesis that early geriatric management of these patients focused on co-morbidities and rehabilitation improved long term mortality. METHODS AND FINDINGS: I...
Autores principales: | Boddaert, Jacques, Cohen-Bittan, Judith, Khiami, Frédéric, Le Manach, Yannick, Raux, Mathieu, Beinis, Jean-Yves, Verny, Marc, Riou, Bruno |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3893076/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24454708 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0083795 |
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