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Prehospital fast track care vs. accident & emergency ward for patients with hip fracture
November 2016
Prehospital fast track care vs. accident & emergency ward for patients with hip fracture
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
Prehospital fast track care for patients with hip fracture: Impact on time to surgery, hospital stay, post-operative complications and mortality a randomised, controlled trial
Injury. 2016 Apr;47(4):881-6Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
571 elderly patients who sustained a low-energy trauma with suspected hip fracture were randomized to receive either prehospital fast track care (PFTC) or traditional emergency room (A&E) care. The purpose of this study was to determine whether a newly introduced treatment pathway (PFTC) would be more beneficial in outcomes such as time to surgery, hospital stay duration, postoperative complicatio...
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