This paper presents early results in one hospital from the Standardised Audit of Hip Fractures in Europe, otherwise known as the Scottish Hip Fracture Audit. The structure of this audit allows centres to participate and then withdraw when they desire, this has resulted in a fluctuation of ...
Editor - Bottle and Aylin’s study provides evidence of an association between delay to hip fracture surgery and mortality1, a topic that has proved controversial2. However, as Bottle and Aylin’s analysis depended on routinely collected data, there were important limitations to the stu...
density rates in Scotland over the duration of the SSI surveillance programme (2003–2010) showed a reduction over the eight years of surveillance for all procedures, with a significant reduction in caesarean section, hip arthroplasty, knee arthroplasty, and open reduction of long bone fracture. For...
A postal survey of all senior anaesthetists with routine commitment to an acute trauma list in 13 Scottish hospitals was conducted to delineate contemporary anaesthetic practice for hip fracture surgery. Almost equal use of general and regional anaesthesia was reported, however the techniques used for...
Hip fractureDemographicsAuditCase-mixUntil discontinued in 2008, the Scottish Hip Fracture Audit collected and reported on data relating to the quality of care of hip fracture patients in Scotland. In 2013, the audit was recommenced under the umbrella of the MSK Audit group, which audits high ...
Data on hip fractures are collected centrally and through National Hip Fracture Databases. Within Scotlands National Health Service (NHS), Greater Glasgow and Clyde (GGC) health board have had a phased implementation of a falls and bone health strategy since 1998. The NHSGGC community falls ...
Conclusions: This study has shown the care of hip fracture patients has been maintained during the COVID-19 pandemic. There is no statistically significant change in mortality, time to theatre, and duration of surgery, however, the patient's admission duration was significantly less than the 2019...