Excess mortality after hip fracture during COVID-19 pandemic: More about disruption, less about virulence-Lesson from a trauma center.

To date, literature has depicted an increase in mortality among patients with hip fractures, directly related to acute coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection and not due to underlying comorbidities. Usual orthogeriatric pathway in our Department was disrupted during the pandemic. This study aimed to evaluate early mortality within 30 days, in 2019 and 2020 in our Level 1 trauma-center.

[Preventing pressure ulcers].

Preventing the occurrence of pressure ulcers requires multi-disciplinary care of the patient. Firstly, it is necessary to identify patients predisposed to developing pressure ulcers thanks to awareness of the risk factors and using where necessary adapted assessment scales. Preventative measures then comprise the suitable positioning of the patient, regularly changing their position, the use of special support equipment, nursing care and the treatment of undernutrition.

[Hospitalization of elderly in an acute-care geriatric department].

Hospital admissions following emergency visits of elderly people are frequent. This admission modality is often problematic both for the patients and the emergency healthcare professionals. Direct admission from home (or nursing home) in acute geriatric units (AGU) has been developed but has never been prospectively assessed.