Impact of pre-surgery hospital transfer on time to surgery and 30-day mortality for people with hip fractures

Lara A Harvey^{1

2}, Ian A Harris^{3

4}, Rebecca J Mitchell⁵, Adrian Webster⁶, Ian D Cameron⁷, Louisa R Jorm⁸, Hannah Seymour⁹, Pooria Sarrami¹⁰, Jacqueline Ct Close^{1

11}

Affiliations

¹ Falls, Balance and Injury Research Centre, Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, NSW.
² University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.
³ Whitlam Orthopaedic Research Centre, Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.
⁴ South Western Sydney Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.
⁵ Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW.
⁶ Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Canberra, ACT.
⁷ John Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW.
⁸ Centre for Big Data Research in Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.
⁹ Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, WA.
¹⁰ New South Wales Institute of Trauma and Injury Management, Sydney, NSW.
¹¹ Prince of Wales Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.

Multicenter Study

Lara A Harvey et al. Med J Aust. 2021 Jul.

. 2021 Jul;215(2):87-88.

doi: 10.5694/mja2.51083. Epub 2021 May 11.

Lara A Harvey^{1

2}, Ian A Harris^{3

4}, Rebecca J Mitchell⁵, Adrian Webster⁶, Ian D Cameron⁷, Louisa R Jorm⁸, Hannah Seymour⁹, Pooria Sarrami¹⁰, Jacqueline Ct Close^{1

11}

¹ Falls, Balance and Injury Research Centre, Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, NSW.
² University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.
³ Whitlam Orthopaedic Research Centre, Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.
⁴ South Western Sydney Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.
⁵ Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW.
⁶ Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Canberra, ACT.
⁷ John Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW.
⁸ Centre for Big Data Research in Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.
⁹ Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, WA.
¹⁰ New South Wales Institute of Trauma and Injury Management, Sydney, NSW.
¹¹ Prince of Wales Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.

No abstract available

Keywords: Aged; Fractures; Hip injuries; Mortality; Orthopedic procedures; Transportation of patients; Trauma surgery; bone.

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