Perioperative Surgical Home (PSH) Model of Care Reduces Death and Emergency Room Visits in Elderly Hip Fracture Patients
October 21, 2017
October 21, 2017
BOSTON, Oct. 21 -- The American Society of Anesthesiologists issued the following news release:
Elderly patients who had emergency repair of a fractured hip were much less likely to die or make a return visit to the emergency room (ER) after discharge if they received care under the Perioperative Surgical Home (PSH) model of care, suggests research presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY(R) 2017 annual meeting.
PSH patients were also far more likely to go home, rather than to a . . .
Elderly patients who had emergency repair of a fractured hip were much less likely to die or make a return visit to the emergency room (ER) after discharge if they received care under the Perioperative Surgical Home (PSH) model of care, suggests research presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY(R) 2017 annual meeting.
PSH patients were also far more likely to go home, rather than to a . . .