South Dakota medicine : the journal of the South Dakota State Medical Association
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The annual number of hip fractures is expected to increase dramatically in coming decades. It is, therefore, in the best interest of the health care community to maximize its efficiency in treatment of such fractures. ⋯ It found that the hospital tended to keep auxiliary cardiac testing at a minimum, treat as many patients as possible, get patients into surgery as quickly as possible and minimize both lengths of stays and mortality. However, our study found there was room for improvement in decreasing the wait time to surgery for the patient by improving physician communication and laboratory turnaround.