Predictors of direct home discharge following fractured neck of femur.

CONCLUSIONS Identifying those at risk of being discharged to an alternative location following admission from home on the basis of identified preoperative indices could assist in streamlining the postoperative care phase. Pre-emptive action may help increase the numbers of patients discharged directly home and reduce the number requiring additional rehabilitation prior to discharge home with its associated socioeconomic effect. PMID: 28660828 [PubMed - in process]

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Source: Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England - July 1, 2017 Category: Surgery Authors: Salar O, Baker PN, Forward DP, Ollivere BJ, Weerasuriya N, Moppett IK, Moran CG Tags: Ann R Coll Surg Engl Source Type: research