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Browse here. Wait times for hip fracture repair have improved across the country. In 2015, 87 per cent of patients were treated within 48 hours. In Ontario, the number was 86 per cent.
Orosz GM, Magaziner J, Hannan EL, Morrison RS, Koval K, Gilbert M, et al. Association of timing of surgery for hip fracture and patient outcomes. JAMA 2004;291:1738-43. Background: Over 220 000 hip ...
A Hamilton based trial hopes to significantly reduce hip fractures among long-term care residents.
Knee replacement — 84% (down from 2010) Hip fracture repair — 82% (up from 2010) Cataract surgery — 86% (no change from 2010) Radiation therapy — 98% (no change from 2010) Canada ...
Overall, wait times for hip fracture repair across the country continued to improve, with the percentage of patients receiving surgery within the 48-hour benchmark increasing to 86 per cent in ...
Hip fractures are common in older adults, causing up to 300,000 hospitalizations annually in the United States. Hip fractures can negatively affect a person’s mobility, mental health, and ...
— Wait times for hip fracture repair across the country continued to improve. The percentage of patients receiving surgery within the 48-hour benchmark increased to 86 per cent in 2016 from 81 ...
CIHI's report says 92% of those needing hip fracture repair are getting it done within the 48-hour benchmark, which continues the steady increase since 2009.
According to published results, “off-hour” surgical start times between 5 p.m. and 6:59 a.m. do not negatively affect hospital quality measures or outcomes of hip fracture surgery. “Patients ...
For hip fracture repair, 88 per cent of Canadians were treated within the 48-hour benchmark time, while 64 per cent of B.C. patients made the target.
From 2012 to 2016, wait times for hip fracture repair improved, radiation therapy wait times remained consistent, while patients waited longer for cataract surgery.