title: Universal protocol cuts hip surgery fatalities.
abstract: Root-cause analysis employed to determine best way to proceed. Medical management department takes lead role in developing new protocol. New privileging requirements established for those conducting pre-op assessments.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D015897:Comorbidity; D016330:Frail Elderly; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D009519:New York City / Q000453:epidemiology; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance