Emergency Department Pain Management Following Implementation of a Geriatric Hip Fracture Program
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Casey, Scott D.; Stevenson, Dane E.; Mumma, Bryn E.; Slee, Christina; Wolinsky, Philip R.; Tyler, Katren; Hirsch, Calvin H.
Introduction: Over 300,000 patients in the United States sustain low-trauma fragility hip fracturesannually. Multidisciplinary geriatric fracture programs (GFP) including early, multimodal painmanagement reduce morbidity and mortality. Our overall goal was to determine the effects of a GFPon the emergency department (ED) pain management of geriatric fragility hip fractures.
2017
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health
18/4
Casey, Scott D.; Stevenson, Dane E.; Mumma, Bryn E.; Slee, Christina; Wolinsky, Philip R.; Tyler, Katren; Hirsch, Calvin H.