• Osteoporos Int · Jul 2019

    Discharge destination following hip fracture in Canada among previously community-dwelling older adults, 2004-2012: database study.

    • L Beaupre, B Sobolev, P Guy, J D Kim, L Kuramoto, K J Sheehan, J M Sutherland, E Harvey, S N Morin, and Canadian Collaborative Study of Hip Fractures.
    • University of Alberta, 2-50 Corbett Hall, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2G4, Canada. lauren.beaupre@ualberta.ca.
    • Osteoporos Int. 2019 Jul 1; 30 (7): 1383-1394.

    AbstractLittle is known about post-acute care following hip fracture surgery. We investigated discharge destinations from surgical hospitals for nine Canadian provinces. We identified significant heterogeneity in discharge patterns across provinces suggesting different post-acute recovery pathways. Further work is required to determine the impact on patient outcomes and health system costs.

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