Open AccessEstablishing consensus on the definition of an isolated hip fracture for trauma system performance evaluation: A systematic review
Author(s) -
Judith Tiao,
Lynne Moore,
Amélie Boutin,
Alexis F. Turgeon
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of emergencies, trauma and shock
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.313
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 0974-519X
pISSN - 0974-2700
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2700.136867
Subject(s) - cinahl , medline , medicine , cochrane library , observational study , systematic review , inclusion and exclusion criteria , trauma center , medical physics , retrospective cohort study , surgery , randomized controlled trial , psychological intervention , pathology , psychiatry , alternative medicine , political science , law
Risk-adjusted mortality is widely used to benchmark trauma center care. Patients presenting with isolated hip fractures (IHFs) are usually excluded from these evaluations. However, there is no standardized definition of an IHF. We aimed to evaluate whether there is consensus on the definition of an IHF used as an exclusion criterion in studies evaluating the performance of trauma centers in terms of mortality.