Patients Lacking the Capacity to Consent to Hip Fracture Surgery May Be Undergoing Major Operations Without Their Next of Kin Being Involved in Best-Interests Decisions: A Quality Improvement Report

Background Cognitively impaired patients with a hip fracture may be undergoing major operations without attempts being made to involve their next of kin (NoK) in best-interest decisions. Methods We used the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) methodology to guide our quality improvement (QI) project. Cognitive...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Zalmay, Pardis, Collis, Justin, Wilson, Helen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Orthopedics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8742997/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35028219
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.20322

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8742997/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35028219
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.20322

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