Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6083394 | Injury | 2015 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
The clinical pathway and the large volume of patients at the level II centre resulted in earlier surgical intervention, lower overall complication and mortality rate, and a shorter length of stay. Therefore, the elderly patient with a hip fracture should ideally be treated in the large-volume level II hospital with a pre-established clinical pathway. However, complex patients requiring specific care that can only be provided at the level I trauma centre may be treated there with similar operative results.
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Authors
J.J.E.M. van Laarhoven, G.W. van Lammeren, R.M. Houwert, C.J.H.C.M. van Laarhoven, F. Hietbrink, L.P.H. Leenen, E.J.M.M. Verleisdonk,