UT Southwestern geriatric fracture initiatives result in expedited care and shorter hospital stays
September 02, 2022
September 02, 2022
DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 2 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release:
A multidisciplinary effort to improve care for older patients who arrive at the emergency room with a hip fracture has decreased the time before they have surgery, shortened hospital stays, and resulted in better follow-up care, UT Southwestern physicians reported in Geriatric Nursing.
In February 2021, UTSW launched an orthopedic surgery frac . . .
A multidisciplinary effort to improve care for older patients who arrive at the emergency room with a hip fracture has decreased the time before they have surgery, shortened hospital stays, and resulted in better follow-up care, UT Southwestern physicians reported in Geriatric Nursing.
In February 2021, UTSW launched an orthopedic surgery frac . . .