Fast tracking patients with a proximal femoral fracture--more than a broken bone
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Fast tracking patients with a proximal femoral fracture--more than a broken bone.
OBJECTIVE To assess the management of elderly patients presenting to the accident and emergency (A&E) department with a proximal femoral fracture. METHODS A retrospective audit carried out on 30 patients with proximal femoral fracture showed an unacceptably long waiting time in the A&E department. A new "fast track" system for managing these patients, involving the use of a flow chart for exp...
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عنوان ژورنال: Emergency Medicine Journal
سال: 2000
ISSN: 1472-0205,1472-0213
DOI: 10.1136/emj.17.1.76