Consumption of hospital resources for hip fracture: Discharge rates for fracture in Norway

Engesæter, Lars B.; Søreide, Odd

doi:10.3109/17453678508992971

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“…The incidence of hip fractures in Norway is higher than in other countries (Falch et al 1985, 1993, Lofthus et al 2001 and increases exponentially with age (Falch et al 1985, Lofthus et al 2001, Mirchandani et al 2005. Thus, the advancing age of the population has led to a higher number of hip fractures (Larsson et al 1989), and increased demands on the health service (Engesaeter and Soreide 1985). An increase in the incidence of hip fractures has been shown in previous studies (Finsen and Benum 1987, Falch et al 1985, 1993, Lonnroos et al 2006.…”

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The Norwegian Hip Fracture Register: Experiences after the first 2 years and 15,576 reported operations

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After only 2 years, our nationwide system for surveillance of demographics, treatment, and outcome of hip fractures is functioning well. As expected, the response rate for the 4-month questionnaires was relatively low due to the old population with high comorbidity and cognitive impairment. The different treatment methods used for patients in the same groups of fracture types show that there is still no consensus in Norway regarding the treatment of hip fractures.

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“…Fractures of the proximal femur account for up to half of all days of hospitalization for limb fractures (Garraway 1979, Engesaeter 1985 and are associated with an overall 5-20% increase in mortality compared to controls (Cummings 1985b). Hip fractures may also precipitate institutionalization, and as many as 8% of all nursing home residents have had a hip fracture (Holbrook 1984).…”

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“…Kombinert med økt alder i befolkningen har dette ført til en økning av antall hoftebruddpasienter (4). På grunn av økende alder i befolkningen og et økt antall eldre gir dette en økende belastning for både pasienter og helsevesen (5). Hoftebruddpasientene legger beslag på store ressurser både ved sengeavdelinger, operasjonsstuer samt rehabiliteringsplasser både på sykehus og i kommunehelsetjenesten.…”

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The Norwegian Hip Fracture Register / Nasjonalt Hoftebruddregister

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SAMMENDRAGBakgrunn: Hvert år opereres det i Norge ca. 9000 pasienter for hoftebrudd. Hoftebrudd er en diagnose assosiert med høy mortalitet og morbiditet. Det er ingen konsensus i Norge om hvordan hoftebrudd, og spesielt de dislokerte lårhalsbruddene, skal opereres. Nasjonalt Hoftebruddregister ble 01.01.05 opprettet ved Nasjonalt Kompetansesenter for Leddproteser for å kvalitetssikre behandlingen av pasienter med hoftebrudd. Materiale og metode: Det er opprettet kontaktpersoner til registeret ved alle sykehus hvor det opereres hoftebrudd. Etter hver operasjon fyller operatør ut et operasjonsskjema som sendes til registeret. I tillegg til pasientdata og opplysninger om operasjonen som er utført, blir alle implantater registrert så nøyaktig som mulig, helst ved hjelp av katalognummer. Et oppfølgingsskjema sendes til alle registrerte pasienter 4 og 12 måneder etter primaeroperasjonen. Dette skjemaet består blant annet av den norske utgaven av EuroQol-5D. Resultater: Etter 1 års registrering har vi 100% oppslutning fra sykehusene og 51% svarprosent på pasientspørreskjema. Vi har inkludert 5668 primaeropererte pasienter (gjennomsnittsalder 80,3 år og 72,5% kvinner) og har registrert 500 reoperasjoner. Diskusjon: Databasen vil kunne kobles opp mot andre registre som for eksempel hofteproteseregisteret og vil kunne bidra til økt kunnskap om hoftebruddpasientene. Vi vil undersøke overlevelse av implantater og pasienter samt funksjonsnivå hos pasienter etter ulike behandlingsmetoder. Databasen fungerer tilfredsstillende og vi regner med flere publikasjoner i løpet av de første årene. ENGLISH SUMMARYBackground: Every year 9000 patients in Norway are operated due to hip fractures. A hip fracture is a diagnosis associated with high mortality and morbidity. The patient population is increasing and large resources are used in the treatment of these patients. There is no consensus in Norway stating the preferred method of treatment. The Norwegian Hip Fracture Register was founded at the National Arthroplasty Register 1. January 2005. Material and methods:We have established contacts at every hospital in Norway that perform surgery for hip fractures. After surgery, the surgeon fills in a standardized form, which is sent to the register once a month. On the form there are both patient-and procedure-related questions. To ensure accurate information on the implants, the surgeons use stickers with catalogue numbers supplied by the manufacturers. After four and twelve months a questionnaire is sent to each patient. Among other questions we used the Norwegian translation of the EuroQol-5D (EQ-5D) which is a non-disease-specific instrument for describing and valuing health-related quality of life.All the results are stored in our database. The information is linked to the Norwegian Registry of Vital Statistics by use of the unique identification number assigned for each resident of Norway. Results: After one year of registration 100% of the hospitals are reporting to the register. 51% of the patients have answered the questionnaire....

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Consumption of hospital resources for hip fracture: Discharge rates for fracture in Norway

Cited by 10 publications

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The Norwegian Hip Fracture Register: Experiences after the first 2 years and 15,576 reported operations

The Norwegian Hip Fracture Register: Experiences after the first 2 years and 15,576 reported operations

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

The Norwegian Hip Fracture Register / Nasjonalt Hoftebruddregister

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