CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne
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Observational Study
The association of female sex with application of evidence-based practice recommendations for perioperative care in hip fracture surgery.
Sex and gender inequality is prevalent in health care, and affects receipt of health care services and outcomes. Our objective was to measure the association between sex and receipt of evidence-based perioperative care for hip fracture in Ontario. ⋯ More than 2 out of 3 patients who had hip fracture surgery were women; however, women were less likely to receive perioperative geriatric care and anesthesia consultations. Given the effectiveness of these interventions for improving outcomes, population-level hip fracture outcomes may be improved by decreasing sex-based disparities in application of evidence-based recommended perioperative care. Protocol registration: ClinicalTrials.gov, no. NCT03422497.