A Simple Physical Therapy Algorithm Is Successful in Decreasing Skilled Nursing Facility Length of Stay and Increasing Cost Savings After Hip Fracture With No Increase in Adverse Events
Adrados M, Wang K, Deng Y, Bozzo J, Messina T, Stevens A, Moore A, Morris J, O’Connor M. A Simple Physical Therapy Algorithm Is Successful in Decreasing Skilled Nursing Facility Length of Stay and Increasing Cost Savings After Hip Fracture With No Increase in Adverse Events. Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation 2021, 12: 2151459321998615. PMID: 33815865, PMCID: PMC7995299, DOI: 10.1177/2151459321998615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSkilled nursing facilitiesHip fracture patientsFracture patientsHip fractureAmbulatory independenceSingle skilled nursing facilitySkilled nursing facility lengthsPost-operative hip fracture patientsHip fracture programDays of dischargeGeriatric hip fracturesHip fracture surgerySimilar baseline demographicsShort-term outcomesLength of staySignificant differencesSimple physical therapyValue of healthcareParticipants' dischargeParticipants PatientsBaseline demographicsED visitsHospital dischargeAdverse eventsFracture surgery