Differences in mortality after fracture of hip: the East Anglian audit

Chris Todd; Carol Freeman; Corinne Camilleri‐Ferrante; Chris Palmer; Ayaz Hyder; C E Laxton; Martyn J. Parker; Brian Payne; Neil Rushton

doi:10.1136/bmj.310.6984.904

Abstract

No single factor or aspect of practice accounted for this protective effect. Lower mortality may be associated with the cumulative effects of several aspects of the organisation of treatment and the management of fracture of the hip, including thromboembolic pharmaceutical prophylaxis, antibiotic prophylaxis, and early mobilisation.

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MedicineHip fractureConfidence intervalOdds ratioDeep veinIncidence (geometry)Pulmonary embolismProspective cohort studyPerioperativeMortality rateClinical auditFemoral neckInternal medicineThrombosisSurgeryPediatricsAuditOsteoporosis

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Year: 1995
Type: article
Volume: 310
Issue: 6984
Pages: 904-908
Citations: 323
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                                    Chris Todd, 
                                
                                    Carol Freeman, 
                                
                                    Corinne Camilleri‐Ferrante
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1995). 
                            Differences in mortality after fracture of hip: the East Anglian audit. 
                            BMJ
                            , 310
                            (6984)
                            , 904-908.
                            https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.310.6984.904
                        

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DOI: 10.1136/bmj.310.6984.904