title: Early discharge after hip fracture. Prospective 3-year study of 645 patients.
abstract: The effectiveness of providing additional community resources to enable early discharge following hip fracture surgery has been prospectively evaluated in a consecutive series of 645 patients. For those discharged under the scheme, the average hospital stay was 9.3 days, and this resulted in a substantial saving of hospital bed days.
authors.affiliation: Peterborough District Hospital, England.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Pryor
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Myles
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000191:economics / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000191:economics*; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010351:Patient Discharge; D011446:Prospective Studies