International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care
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Int J Qual Health Care · Mar 2018
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative StudyA comparison of outcomes between Canada and the United States in patients recovering from hip fracture repair: secondary analysis of the FOCUS trial.
To determine if adjusted mortality, walking ability or return home differed after hip fracture surgery between Canada and the USA. ⋯ Adjusted survival favored Canadians post hip fracture while walking ability and return home were not different between countries. The reason(s) for mortality differences warrant further investigation.