Factors That Influence Time to Operating Room for Geriatric Hip Fractures: A Quality Improvement Initiative.

ABSTRACT:

Background

For geriatric hip fractures, the current American College of Surgeons guideline recommends surgery within 48 hours. We sought to identify which factors delayed a patient's progression to definitive surgery at 2 associated level II trauma centers using chart abstraction.

Methods

We reviewed all geriatric patients who underwent a surgical procedure for a hip fracture. Data regarding age, length of stay, procedure, and minutes from emergency department arrival to operating room (OR) were evaluated. Chart abstraction determined if cardiac or medical clearance and an echocardiogram were obtained. For patients that entered the OR over 24 hours, a reason was identified for the delay. Analysis of variance was used to compare continuous data, and chi-squared tests were use

SUBMITTER: Provenzano G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9062343 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature