Does Admission to Medicine or Orthopaedics Impact a Geriatric Hip Patient's Hospital Length of Stay?

Objectives: The aim of our study was to determine the association between admitting service, medicine or orthopaedics, and length of stay (LOS) for a geriatric hip fracture patient.

Design: Retrospective.

Setting: Urban level 1 trauma center.

Healthcare reimbursement models and orthopaedic trauma: will there be change in patient management? A survey of orthopaedic surgeons.

Objectives: Healthcare reimbursement models are changing. Fee-for-service may be replaced by pay-for-performance or capitated care. The purpose of this study was to examine the potential changes in orthopaedic trauma surgery patient management based on potential shifts in policy surrounding readmission and reimbursement.

Stress hyperglycemia and surgical site infection in stable nondiabetic adults with orthopedic injuries.

Background: Hyperglycemia in nondiabetic patients outside the intensive care unit is not well defined. We evaluated the relationship of hyperglycemia and surgical site infection (SSI) in stable nondiabetic patients with orthopedic injuries.

Methods: We conducted a prospective observational cohort study at a single academic Level 1 trauma center over 9 months (Level II evidence for therapeutic/care management).