Resident Duty-Hour Reform Associated with Increased Morbidity Following Hip Fracture
Journal of Bone and Joint SurgeryPublished 1 September 2009
James A. Browne, Chad Cook, Steven A. Olson, Michael P. Bolognesi
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A significant increase in the rate of change in the incidence of perioperative pneumonia, hematoma, transfusion, renal complications, nonroutine discharge, costs, and length of stay was seen in patients who underwent treatment for a hip fracture in the years after the resident duty-hour reforms at teaching institutions.
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Resident duty-hour reform was associated with an accelerated rate of increasing patient morbidity following treatment of hip fractures in teaching institutions. Further research into this concerning finding is needed.
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