Location
Parker-Reed, SSWAC
Start Date
30-4-2015 11:00 AM
End Date
30-4-2015 1:55 PM
Project Type
Poster
Description
Maine has one of the oldest populations in the United States, and improving hip fracture care and secondary prevention of osteoporotic fractures are important public health goals. This study is a baseline description of hip fracture patient demographics, outcomes, and rates of secondary prevention at a mid-sized community hospital in central Maine. It included 374 hip fracture patients (who were at least 50 years old) admitted to MaineGeneral Medical Center with acute femoral neck, intertrochanteric, or subtrochanteric fractures between 2011 and 2013. The study revealed that MaineGeneral meets or exceeds standards for surgical care of hip fracture patients, but has a higher than average mortality rate at 30 days. Implications of the study for MaineGeneral include a focus on improving outcomes of medically complex patients through multidisciplinary care and creation of a hip fracture database to improve secondary prevention of fractures.
Sponsoring Department
Colby College. Sociology Dept.
CLAS Field of Study
Social Sciences
Event Website
http://www.colby.edu/clas
ID
1350
Included in
Hip Fractures in Central Maine: A Retrospective Study of Hip Fracture Patients Treated at MaineGeneral Medical Center
Parker-Reed, SSWAC
Maine has one of the oldest populations in the United States, and improving hip fracture care and secondary prevention of osteoporotic fractures are important public health goals. This study is a baseline description of hip fracture patient demographics, outcomes, and rates of secondary prevention at a mid-sized community hospital in central Maine. It included 374 hip fracture patients (who were at least 50 years old) admitted to MaineGeneral Medical Center with acute femoral neck, intertrochanteric, or subtrochanteric fractures between 2011 and 2013. The study revealed that MaineGeneral meets or exceeds standards for surgical care of hip fracture patients, but has a higher than average mortality rate at 30 days. Implications of the study for MaineGeneral include a focus on improving outcomes of medically complex patients through multidisciplinary care and creation of a hip fracture database to improve secondary prevention of fractures.
https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/clas/2015/program/59