Tag Archives: Fragility Hip Fractures

Observational Analysis of Hip Fracture Population (BMJ Open)

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This study examines trends in the hip fracture population, with a view to estimating future service requirements. Full Text Link Reference Baker, PN. Salar, O. [and] Ollivere, BJ. [et al] (2014). Evolution of the hip fracture population: time to … Continue reading →

Hip Fracture Treatment 2001 to 2011 (QualityWatch / Health Foundation / Nuffield Trust)

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This QualityWatch Focus On report (with the Health Foundation and the Nuffield Trust) examines the quality of care, and outcomes, of treatment for hip fracture in the NHS. It covers the 10 years (2001 to 2011) of hospital inpatient activity data. … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), Hip Fractures, National, NHS, Nuffield Trust, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Age and Ageing, Ageing, Avoidable Mortality, CLOSER, Emergency Readmissions Following Hip Fracture, Emergency Readmissions to Hospital, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Fractured Neck of Femur, Fragility Hip Fractures, Health Foundation, Hip Fracture and Hospital Admissions, Hip Fracture Prevention, Hip Fracture Treatment, Hip Fractures, Incidence of Hip Fracture, Independent Scrutiny by Non-Statutory Bodies (QualityWatch), Length of Stay (LoS), London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), Mortality Rates, NHS Quality, Prevalence of Hip Fracture, Primary Hip Fracture Prevention, QualityWatch, QualityWatch Advisory Group, QualityWatch Focus On Reports, QualityWatch Indicators, QualityWatch: Independent Scrutiny by Non-Statutory Bodies, Secondary Hip Fracture Prevention, Social Epidemiology | Leave a comment

NICE Pathways: New or Recently Updated Care Pathways (NICE)

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NICE Pathways are a collection of online resources which summarise selected NICE guidelines, and related information, in topic-based interactive flowcharts. Topics of likely interest, recently added or updated (as sampled August / September 2012), include: Acute Kidney Injury Care Pathway. … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), Management of Condition, National, NICE Guidelines, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Activity, Acute Kidney Injury (AKI), Acute Kidney Injury Care Pathway, Care Pathways (NICE), Exercise, Exercise Regimens, Falls in Older People, Fragility Hip Fractures, Hip Fractures, Moderate Exercise, Modifiable Risk Factors, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), NICE, NICE Acute kidney Injury Care Pathway, NICE Guidance, NICE Pathways, Physical Activity, Physical Activity Programmes, Poststroke Care, Preventative Care, Prevention, Prevention Programmes, Public Health, Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation After Critical Illness, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Risk Factors, Stable Angina, Stroke Care, Stroke Care Pathway, Stroke Rehabilitation, Varicose Veins, Varicose Veins in the Legs | 2 Comments

Risk Factors for Mortality in Patients with Hip Fracture (Danish Medical Journal)

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A Danish meta-analysis has been performed to assess the association of three clinical score systems with mortality in hip fracture patients. The clinical score systems with prognostic value for predicting mortality in hip fracture patients are: a high American Society … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Hip Fractures, International, Patient Care Pathway, Systematic Reviews | Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospitals, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), Care in General Hospitals, Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI), Clinical Scoring Systems, Danish Medical Journal, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Care in the Acute Hospital, Fragility Hip Fractures, Hip Fractures, Hospital Hip Fractures, Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination, Risk Factors for Mortality (Hip Fracture), Standardised Mini-Mental State Examination (SMMSE), Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses | Leave a comment

Hip Fractures in Hospitalised Medical Patients (BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders)

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The incidence of hip fracture among people admitted to internal medicine units in Spain was analyzed. 1127 (0.057%) people received a diagnosis of hip fracture during hospitalisation, and the hospital mortality rate was 27.9%. (versus 9.4% for comparable non-fracture … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Falls, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Hip Fractures, International, Patient Care Pathway, Physiotherapy, Quick Insights, Statistics, Universal Interest | Tagged Age Adjusted Charlson Co-morbidity Index (CCI), BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, Complications Screening Program (CSP), Costs, Falls, Falls and Fractures, Falls in Older People, Falls Reduction, Fragility Hip Fractures, Fuenlabrada (Madrid), Hip Fractures, Hip Fractures After Falls in Hospital, Hospital Falls Prevention, Hospital Hip Fractures, Hospital Mortality, Hospital Mortality Rates, Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, In-Hospital Hip Fractures, Internal Medicine Spanish Society Management Group, Internal Medicine Wards, Length of Stay (LoS), Multifactorial Interventions (Falls), Musculoskeletal, Patient Safety, Patient Safety Indicators, Risk Factors, Spain | Leave a comment

Falls and Hip Fracture Reduction Using Vitamin D Supplementation in Vascular Parkinsonism (Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management)

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This study investigated the potential of Vitamin D supplementation for reducing the risk of falls and fragility hip fractures in patients with vascular Parkinsonism (VP) and Parkinson’s Disease (PD). The evidence suggests that vitamin D decreases falls and hip … Continue reading →

Posted in Falls, Falls Prevention, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Hip Fractures, International, Management of Condition, Nutrition, Parkinson's Disease, Physiotherapy, Quick Insights | Tagged 25-Dihydroxyvitamin D Levels, 25-Hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD) Levels, Bone Mineral Density (BMD), Department of Neurology: Mitate Hospital, Ergocalciferol, Fall and Fracture Prevention, Falls and Fractures, Fracture Risk, Fragility Hip Fractures, Hip Fractures, Japan, Keio University: School of Medicine, Mitate Hospital: Tagawa, Osteoporotic Fracture Risk, Serum 25-OHD, Tezukayama University, Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, Vascular Parkinsonism, Vitamin D, Vitamin D Deficiency, Vitamin D Supplementation, Vitamin D Supplements | Leave a comment

Management of Hip Fracture in Adults: Commissioning Guide (NICE)

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary In November, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) released this commissioning guide on the commissioning of services for the management of hip fracture in adults until discharge from the Hip Fracture Programme (4-6 weeks post hospital … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), Hip Fractures, Integrated Care, National, NICE Guidelines, Patient Care Pathway, UK | Tagged Fracture Risk, Fragility Hip Fractures, Hip Fracture Programme, Integrated Commissioning, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), NICE, NICE Commissioning Guide, NICE Guidance, Osteopenia, Osteoporosis | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Fragility Hip Fractures

Observational Analysis of Hip Fracture Population (BMJ Open)

NICE Pathways: New or Recently Updated Care Pathways (NICE)

Risk Factors for Mortality in Patients with Hip Fracture (Danish Medical Journal)

Hip Fractures in Hospitalised Medical Patients (BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders)

Falls and Hip Fracture Reduction Using Vitamin D Supplementation in Vascular Parkinsonism (Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management)

Management of Hip Fracture in Adults: Commissioning Guide (NICE)

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