title: [Orthogeriatric activity in public hospitals of Castilla y León: description and review of the literature].
abstract: The benefits of the collaboration between orthopaedics and geriatrics in the management and care of elderly patients admitted with hip fracture have been widely demonstrated. A questionnaire was sent to all hospital geriatricians of Castilla y León in order to determine the characteristics this collaboration between orthopaedics and geriatrics in the public hospitals of Castilla y León. They were asked about the type of collaboration with orthopaedics in the care of the elderly patient admitted with hip fracture and details of the treatment of the complications. Most of the hospitals maintain a high level of orthogeriatric collaboration with geriatricians, and the geriatrician attends to most of the medical complications of these patients. The average hospital stay is 10 days, with a surgical delay of 3 days. Management of the most frequent clinical problems in hospitals of Castilla y León are detailed in this article, comparing them with the latest articles and current recommendations from clinical practice guides.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Geriatría, Complejo Asistencial de Ávila, Ávila, España. Electronic address: pisalo@eresmas.com.
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sáez López
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Geriatría, Hospital San Juan de Dios, León, España.
authors.forename: Encarnación
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Martín Perez
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Geriatría, Complejo Asistencial Universitario, Salamanca, España.
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: González Ramírez
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Geriatría, Complejo Asistencial Universitario, Salamanca, España.
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pablos Hernández
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Geriatría, Complejo Asistencial, León, España.
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jiménez Mola
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Geriatría, Hospital Santiago Apóstol, Miranda de Ebro, España.
authors.forename: Esther
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vuelta Calzada
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Geriatría, Hospital Universitario Rio Hortega, Valladolid, España.
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cerón Fernández
authors.affiliation: Sección de Geriatría, Complejo Asistencial, Segovia, España.
authors.forename: Maria Teresa
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Guerrero Díaz
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Geriatría, Hospital Santos Reyes, Aranda de Duero, España.
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: del Pozo Tagarro
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Geriatría, Complejo Asistencial, Palencia, España.
authors.forename: Ana Isabel
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Andrés Sáinz
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Geriatría, Complejo Asistencial, Burgos, España.
authors.forename: Nieves
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pereira de Castro Juez
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Geriatría, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Valladolid, España.
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cervera Díaz
authors.affiliation: Sección de Geriatría, Complejo Asistencial, Segovia, España.
authors.forename: Angélica
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Muñoz Pascual
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Geriatría, Complejo Asistencial, León, España.
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Idoate Gil
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Geriatría, Complejo Asistencial, Zamora, España.
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Collado Díaz
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Geriatría, Hospital del Bierzo, León, España.
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Perez-Jara Carrera
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Geriatría, Hospital de Medina del Campo, Medina del Campo, Valladolid, España.
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vazquez Pedrezuela
authors.affiliation: Sección de Geriatría, Complejo Asistencial, Segovia, España.
authors.forename: Florentino
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Prado Esteban
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005853:Geriatrics; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000628:therapy*; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D013030:Spain; D014194:Traumatology
keywords: Anciano; Asistencia hospitalaria; Elderly; Fractura de cadera; Hip fracture; Hospital care