Temporal Trends in Hip Fractures: How Has Time-to-Surgery Changed?

摘要

Surgical fixation of hip fractures within 24–48 hours of hospital presentation is associated with decreased rates of postoperative morbidity and death, and recently, hospitals nationwide have implemented strategies to expedite surgery. Our aim was to describe how time-to-surgery and short-term complication rates have changed using the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database from 2011 to 2017.