Hip Fracture Decisions for Nursing Home Residents with Dementia

This article should lead you to talk to your trauma surgeons and/or orthopedists to develop a routine palliative care or hospice consultation for these patients.Robert Arnold, MD is a palliative care doctor at the University of Pittsburgh and a co-founder ofVitalTalk (@VitalTalk). He loves both high and low brow comedy (The Good Place and Nanette), pop culture (the National Enquirer and Pop Culture Happy hour) and music of all kinds (not opera tho!) You can find him onTwitter at @rabob. MorePallimed posts from Bob Arnold can be found here. Morejournal article reviews can be found here. References1. Berry SD, Rothbaum RR, Kiel DP, Lee Y, Mitchell SL.Association of clinical outcomes with surgical repair of hip fracture vs nonsurgical management in nursing home residents with advanced dementia[published online May 7, 2018]. JAMA Intern Med.doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.07432. Mehr DR, Tatum PE, Crist BD.Hip Fractures in Patients With Advanced Dementia What Treatment Provides the Best Palliation?JAMA Intern Med. 2018;178(6):780 –781. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.08223. Johnston CB, Holleran A, Ong T, McVeigh U, Ames E.Hip Fracture in the Setting of Limited Life Expectancy: The Importance of Considering Goals of Care and Prognosis. Journal of Palliative Medicine 2018 21:8, 1069-10734. Morrison RS, Siu AL.Survival in end-stage dementia following acute illness. JAMA. 2000;284(1):47-52
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