[Hip Fractures in Adults - Contemporary Clinical Management Based on International Standards].

Background: Patients with hip fractures, often of advanced age and with multimorbidity-trauma, require early surgery and interdisciplinary treatment in order to avoid complications and reduce morbidity and mortality. "Time to surgery" is a sensitive quality indicator (QI) for the treatment process, reflecting multiple factors. Due to persistently noticeable problems in relation to this QI in external inpatient quality assurance in Germany, a special need for action was identified by the Federal Joint Committee (Gemeinsamer Bundesausschuss - G-BA).