Mortality associated with delay in operation after hip fracture: Scottish data provide additional information…
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Mortality associated with delay in operation after hip fracture: observational study.
OBJECTIVE To estimate the number of deaths and readmissions associated with delay in operation after femoral fracture. DESIGN Analysis of inpatient hospital episode statistics. SETTING NHS hospital trusts in England with at least 100 admissions for fractured neck of femur during the study period. Patients People aged > or = 65 admitted from home with fractured neck of femur and discharged b...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1093