Unplanned 30-day readmissions in orthopaedic trauma
Metcalfe D, Olufajo OA, Zogg CK, Rios-Diaz A, Harris M, Weaver MJ, Haider AH, Salim A. Unplanned 30-day readmissions in orthopaedic trauma. Injury 2016, 47: 1794-1797. PMID: 27262770, DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2016.05.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedCaliforniaChildChild, PreschoolComorbidityFemaleHumansInfantMaleMiddle AgedOrthopedic ProceduresPatient ReadmissionPostoperative ComplicationsQuality Indicators, Health CareRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsSurgical Wound InfectionTime FactorsWounds and InjuriesYoung AdultConceptsTrauma patientsCharlson Comorbidity IndexOverall readmission rateOrthopaedic trauma patientsPrimary outcome measureHospital quality metricsUnplanned readmission riskTrauma readmissionsComorbidity indexInitial hospitalizationReadmission ratesHospital readmissionPatient factorsProcedural complicationsTrauma admissionsMale sexReadmission riskSpinal fracturesCardiopulmonary diseaseBlack racePrimary diagnosisAcute hospitalsMusculoskeletal problemsObservational studyMedical adviceHospital case volume and outcomes for proximal femoral fractures in the USA: an observational study
Metcalfe D, Salim A, Olufajo O, Gabbe B, Zogg C, Harris MB, Perry DC, Costa ML. Hospital case volume and outcomes for proximal femoral fractures in the USA: an observational study. BMJ Open 2016, 6: e010743. PMID: 27056592, PMCID: PMC4838676, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010743.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-volume hospitalsHip fractureObservational studyIsolated hip fractureRate of pneumoniaHip fracture careHospital case volumeLow-volume hospitalsProximal femoral fracturesLength of stayPatient safety imperativeHospital mortalityVenous thromboembolismSecondary outcomesFracture careClinical outcomesFemoral fracturesAcute hospitalsPatient outcomesInclusion criteriaPressure ulcersCase volumeHospitalOlder adultsOutcomes