Efficiency of the Lausanne Clinical Pathway for Proximal Femoral Fractures

Frontiers in Surgery

Nicole Fleury¹ 

关键词: clinical pathway;    hip fractures;    surgery efficiency;    proximal femoral fracture;    elderly patients;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fsurg.2015.00005

学科分类：外科医学

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Purpose/Introduction: The number of hip fractures is rising, due to increases in life expectancy. In such cases, patients are at risk from post-operative complications and subsequently the average length of hospitalization may be extended. In 2011, we established a clinical pathway (CP), a specific model of care for patient-care management, to improve the clinical and economic outcomes of proximal femoral fracture management in elderly patients. The goal was to evaluate the CP using clinical, process, and financial indicators.

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