Understanding readmission after hip fracture: a mixed methods study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Around 75 000 people suffer from hip fractures yearly in the United Kingdom (UK) leading to significant mortality and morbidity. Although mortality has dropped from 8% to 5% between 2013 and 2023 after hip fractures, those undergoing surgery for hip fractures have a 30-day readmission rate which has remained stagnant at around 11% over the same decade in the UK.This study protocol describes a mixed-methods investigation (The ARTHUR Study-avoiding readmission after hip fracture) which aims to understand and offer solutions to prevent avoidable 30-day readmission after hip fracture surgery. The study will focus on two hospitals in acute and community settings in a large urban and ethnically diverse city in the UK.

Methods and analysis

We describe two work packages

SUBMITTER: Sutton E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12265812 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature