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Emergency department access block occupancy predicts delay to surgery in patients with fractured neck of femur

Date

Authors

Richardson, Drew

McMahon, Kristin LH

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Abstract

Objective: The present study aimed to identify any relationship between existing access block occupancy (ABO) at the time of patient presentation and delay to definitive procedure. Methods: Retrospective descriptive cohort study of all patients aged over

Keywords

Keywords: access block occupancy; adult; aged; article; emergency ward; female; femur neck fracture; hospital management; human; length of stay; major clinical study; male; orthopedic surgery; postoperative period; priority journal; therapy delay; treatment outcome Access block; Delay; Emergency; Fracture; Overcrowding

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/37998

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Emergency Medicine Australasia

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1111/j.1742-6723.2009.01201.x

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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