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Impact of a fracture liaison service on patient management after an osteoporotic fracture: the CHUV FLS.
In 2008, the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland) initiated a Fracture Liaison Service (FLS). All patients hospitalised for a low trauma fracture are identified by the FLS. Inpatients then choose to be managed by either the FLS team or their general practitioner (GP). In this study we compared the management between the FLS team and the GP in terms of diagnosis...
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Patients with a low bone mineral density have an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and venous thromboembolic events (VTE). The aim of our retrospective chart review was to investigate the prevalence of CVD, VTE, hypertension (HT), and diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2) in patients with a recent clinical fracture visiting the Fracture Liaison Service (FLS). Out of 3057 patients aged 50...
متن کاملThe Role of Fracture Liaison Services in Re-Fracture Prevention
Osteoporosis is a disorder of low bone mass and micro-architectural deterioration in bone, resulting in increased bone fragility and susceptibility to fractures even after minimal or inadequate trauma [Anonymous, Consensus conference, 1993]. On statistical grounds, more than 50% of postmenopausal women, and approximately 30% of men over the age of 60 years will suffer at least one minimal traum...
متن کاملClinical effectiveness of orthogeriatric and fracture liaison service models of care for hip fracture patients: population-based longitudinal study
OBJECTIVES to evaluate orthogeriatric and nurse-led fracture liaison service (FLS) models of post-hip fracture care in terms of impact on mortality (30 days and 1 year) and second hip fracture (2 years). SETTING Hospital Episode Statistics database linked to Office for National Statistics mortality records for 11 acute hospitals in a region of England. POPULATION patients aged over 60 years...
متن کاملMaking the case for a fracture liaison service: a qualitative study of the experiences of clinicians and service managers
BACKGROUND To develop services, healthcare professionals must make business cases to managerial bodies within Hospital Trusts and if approved, to commissioning bodies. Patients with hip fracture are at high risk of subsequent fracture. To prevent this, guidance recommends structuring fracture prevention services around coordinator based models. These are known as Fracture Liaison Services (FLS)...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0035-8843,1478-7083
DOI: 10.1308/003588405x71180