Hip fracture in elderly patients is a rising global public health concern because of population ageing, and increasing frailty. Long-term morbidity related to poor management of hip fracture is associated with decreased quality of life, survival, and increase in healthcare costs. Receiving postoperative rehabilitation is associated with better outcomes and a higher likelihood of returning to pre-existing level of functioning. However little is known about which postoperative rehabilitation pathways are more effective to optimize patient outcomes. Few studies have analyzed postoperative rehabilitation pathways in a universal healthcare system. The aim of this study is to analyze the impact of post-acute rehabilitation pathways on mortality and readmission in elderly patients undergoing surgery for hip fracture in a large metropolitan area in Italy.

Impact of rehabilitation on mortality and readmissions after surgery for hip fracture / Tedesco, Dario; Gibertoni, Dino; Rucci, Paola; Hernandez-Boussard, Tina; Rosa, Simona; Bianciardi, Luca; Rolli, Maurizia; Fantini, Maria Pia. - In: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. - ISSN 1472-6963. - 18:1(2018), pp. 701.701-701.710. [10.1186/s12913-018-3523-x]

Impact of rehabilitation on mortality and readmissions after surgery for hip fracture

Tedesco, Dario;
2018-01-01

Abstract

Hip fracture in elderly patients is a rising global public health concern because of population ageing, and increasing frailty. Long-term morbidity related to poor management of hip fracture is associated with decreased quality of life, survival, and increase in healthcare costs. Receiving postoperative rehabilitation is associated with better outcomes and a higher likelihood of returning to pre-existing level of functioning. However little is known about which postoperative rehabilitation pathways are more effective to optimize patient outcomes. Few studies have analyzed postoperative rehabilitation pathways in a universal healthcare system. The aim of this study is to analyze the impact of post-acute rehabilitation pathways on mortality and readmission in elderly patients undergoing surgery for hip fracture in a large metropolitan area in Italy.
2018
Impact of rehabilitation on mortality and readmissions after surgery for hip fracture / Tedesco, Dario; Gibertoni, Dino; Rucci, Paola; Hernandez-Boussard, Tina; Rosa, Simona; Bianciardi, Luca; Rolli, Maurizia; Fantini, Maria Pia. - In: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. - ISSN 1472-6963. - 18:1(2018), pp. 701.701-701.710. [10.1186/s12913-018-3523-x]
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