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Tag Archives: Fragility Hip Fractures
Observational Analysis of Hip Fracture Population (BMJ Open)
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
Posted in Acute Hospitals, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), National, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK
Tagged BMJ Open, Care of Patients with Fragility Fracture, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics: Queens Medical Centre, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Fragility Hip Fractures, Hip Fracture Admissions, Hip Fracture Demographics, Hip Fracture Population (UK), Hip Fractures, Nottingham, Nottingham Hip Fracture Database, Nottingham University Hospitals, Patient Demographics, Prevalence of Hip Fracture, Queens Medical Centre: Nottingham University Hospitals
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Hip Fracture Treatment 2001 to 2011 (QualityWatch / Health Foundation / Nuffield Trust)
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
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NICE Pathways: New or Recently Updated Care Pathways (NICE)
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
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Hip Fractures in Hospitalised Medical Patients (BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders)
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
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Falls and Hip Fracture Reduction Using Vitamin D Supplementation in Vascular Parkinsonism (Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management)
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
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Management of Hip Fracture in Adults: Commissioning Guide (NICE)
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
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Government Announces £22 Million For Dementia Research (Alzheimer’s Society / Department of Health / NIHR)
[A version of this item features in Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWNHST), Volume 3 Issue 5, January 2013]. Summary Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced that Government spending on dementia research will be boosted by two-thirds, with a £22 … Continue reading
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Recent Systematic Reviews on Hip Fractures
[A version of this collection appears in: Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 3 Issue 3, October 2012]. Introduction Each month a large number of journal articles, including systematic reviews and meta-analyses, are examined. Here is a recent selection. … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Hip Fractures, International, Physiotherapy, Systematic Reviews
Tagged Fall and Fracture Prevention, Fragility Hip Fractures, Musculoskeletal, Orthopaedics, Osteoporosis, Osteoporotic Fracture Risk, QFracture Algorithms
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Recent Guidelines of Relevance to Elderly Care
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 3 Issue 3, October 2012]. Recent NICE Guidelines NICE (2012). Alteplase for treating acute ischaemic stroke (review of technology appraisal guidance 122). Manchester: … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, National, NICE Guidelines, Universal Interest
Tagged Alteplase, CJD, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), Deep Vein Thrombosis, DVT, EFNS Guidelines, EFNS-ENS Guidelines, Fragility Hip Fractures, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), NICE, NICE Guidance, NICE Pathways, Osteoporosis, Pressure Ulcers, Pulmonary Embolism, Rivaroxaban, TPE, Urinary Incontinence, Urinary Incontinence in Neurological Disease, Venous Thromboembolic Diseases, VTE (Venous Thromboembolism)
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