title: Hip fracture management for the hospital-based clinician: a review of the evidence and best practices.
abstract: Hip fracture is an unfortunate and common health problem in the elderly that is associated with a 1-year mortality of 10% to 35%. Further, only 50% of these patients regain their pre-fracture level of mobility and functional status. Hospital-based clinicians are increasingly asked to comanage these patients. The purpose of this article is to summarize evidence-based clinical management practices that are relevant to hospitalist clinicians who manage hip fracture patients, and to highlight the current evidence for implementing a formal hospitalist and orthopedic comanagement care model.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA.
authors: Jason
authors: J
authors: Hughson
authors: Jonathan
authors: J
authors: Newman
authors: Robert C
authors: RC
authors: Pendleton
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control; D000368:Aged; D019985:Benchmarking; D003693:Delirium / Q000517:prevention & control; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000628:therapy*; D020445:Hospitalists; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000517:prevention & control; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000517:prevention & control; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000517:prevention & control; D013997:Time Factors; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000517:prevention & control; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000517:prevention & control