Improved 1-year mortality in elderly patients with a hip fracture following integrated orthogeriatric treatment.

Unlabelled: To improve the quality of care and reduce the healthcare costs of elderly patients with a hip fracture, surgeons and geriatricians collaborated intensively due to the special needs of these patients. After treatment at the Centre for Geriatric Traumatology (CvGT), we found a significant decrease in the 1-year mortality rate in frail elderly patients compared to the historical control patients who were treated with standard care.

Introduction: The study aimed to evaluate the effect of an orthogeriatric treatment model on elderly patients with a hip fracture on the 1-year mortality rate and identify associated risk factors.

Geriatric fracture center: a multidisciplinary treatment approach for older patients with a hip fracture improved quality of clinical care and short-term treatment outcomes.

Objective: Since April 1, 2008, patients aged ≥65 years presenting with a hip fracture at Ziekenhuisgroep Twente, Almelo (ZGT-A), The Netherlands, have been admitted to the geriatric fracture center (GFC) and treated according to the multidisciplinary treatment approach. The objective of this study was to evaluate how implementation of the treatment approach has influenced the quality of care given to older patients with hip fracture.

Design: Prospective cohort study with historical control group.

[Questioning the ability to drive in patients with cognitive disorders].

The relatives of an 81-year-old man questioned whether he was fit to drive, but he refused to discuss the matter. His son sent a written notice to the Dutch Driving License Centre (CBR) and the physicians were about to do so when the man fell and spent one night lying on the floor in his house. The man was hospitalised and his son took his car keys away.