Open AccessEffect of weekend admission on geriatric hip fractures
Author(s) -
Jordan B. Pasternack,
Matthew Ciminero,
Michael Silver,
Jung-Jung Chang,
Ronald Simón,
Kevin Kang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of orthopedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.76
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 2218-5836
DOI - 10.5312/wjo.v11.i9.391
Subject(s) - medicine , hip fracture , emergency department , weekend effect , emergency medicine , mortality rate , complication , medical record , geriatrics , retrospective cohort study , surgery , osteoporosis , psychiatry
The care discrepancy for patients presenting to a hospital on the weekend relative to the work week is well documented. With respect to hip fractures, however, there is no consensus about the presence of a so-called "weekend effect". This study sought to determine the effects, if any, of weekend admission on care of geriatric hip fractures admitted to a large tertiary care hospital. It was hypothesized that geriatric hip fracture patients admitted on a weekend would have longer times to medical optimization and surgery and increased complication and mortality rates relative to those admitted on a weekday.