Cargando…

Is there a weekend effect after hip fracture surgery? A study of 74,410 hip fractures reported to the Norwegian Hip Fracture Register

Background and purpose — The term “weekend effect” describes differences in outcomes between patients treated at weekends compared with weekdays. We investigated whether there is a weekend effect for the risk of reoperation and mortality after hip fracture surgery at Norwegian hospitals. Patients an...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Boutera, Andrea, Dybvik, Eva, Hallan, Geir, Gjertsen, Jan-Erik
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2019
Materias:
Hip
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7008236/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31663395
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17453674.2019.1683945