Mortality after hip fracture in the elderly: The role of a multidisciplinary approach and time to surgery in a retrospective observational study on 23,973 patients

摘要

Background: Since most hip fractures occur in fragile patients, an important step forward in the treatment may be a co-managed, multidisciplinary treatment approach with orthopaedic surgeons and geriatricians. This multidisciplinary care model (MCM) is implemented in some Tuscan hospitals, while in hospitals with the usual care model (UCM) medical consultation is required only as deemed necessary by the admitting surgeon.