Hip fractures are common and serious.1-2 Nearly 20% of American women and 10% of American men will break a hip, almost always during a fall. Despite effective approaches to preventing falls and fractures, the incidenc...
Patients with hip fracture are at high risk for recurrent fracture; and have been reported to be at 1.9-2.5 times more likely to experience another fracture, depending on the location of the subsequent fracture [7]. Appropriate pharmacotherapy, however can substantially reduce the risk of fracture...
Background and purpose — We established a care pathway for hip fracture patients, a "Hip Fracture Unit" (HFU), aiming to provide better in-hospital care and thus improve outcome. We compared the results after introduction of the HFU with a historical control group. Patients and methods — ...
Hip fracture among elderly is usually called "the last fracture of life," which means the mortality of elderly hip fracture patients is very high. Co-management orthogeriatric care involves orthopedic and geriatric specialists working together. For example, the orthogeriatric care intervention included ...
The majority of older people who survive a hip fracture have residual mobility disabilities. Any attempt to systematically reduce m... MK Kline,RB Lopopolo,NP Neff,... - 《Physical Therapy》 被引量: 68发表: 2008年 care for people after hip fracture interventions used by physical therapists ...
1111 Care of Elderly Patients with Fractured Hips in an Outlying Ward When Compared to an Others in a Dedicated Hip Fracture Ward The standard of care in our unit is for patients to be admitted to a dedicated hip fracture unit. During busy periods, sometimes patients are admitted ... C Kh...
Rehabilitation for people with dementia following a hip fracture operation Hip fracture is an injury primarily of elderly people, usually caused by a fall. It can affect a person's ability to walk, perform activities of daily livi... pmhdev - Rehabilitation for people with dementia following a...
Pathological:Fracture occurs in diseased bone (such ascancer, or osteoporosis), with no or only minimaltrauma. Nursing Care Plans & Management The nursing careplanninggoals for patients with fractures typically includepainmanagement, promoting optimal healing and mobility, preventing further injury, and ...
Advanced and anticipatory care plans For a significant number of patients, it may be apparent that, with the extent of their co-morbidities and their frailty, they are likely to be in their last year of life. The General Medical Council (GMC) offers excellent guidance on end-of-life care ...
Acute nursing care of the older adult with fragility hip fracture: An international perspective (Part 2) The second part of this paper provides those who care for orthopaedic patients with evidence-supported international perspectives about acute nursing care ... AB Maher,AJ Meehan,K Hertz,... ...