Age 18 and older * Excludes in-hospital hip fractures * Excludes cases with no hip fracture surgery following a hip fracture in the same year * Includes patients discharged from ED 24 hours or less prior to the inpatient admission
Hip Fracture Repair
PrintWithin 48 hours
April 1 to September 30
Definition, Population, Exceptions
The number of hours the patient waited, from the time of first inpatient admission with a hip fracture (index admission) to the time the patient received hip fracture repair surgery
Due to an updated methodology, volumes for 2017 are not comparable with those for previous years
50% of patients are treated within
21Hours
90% of patients are treated within
55Hours
Trend over Time
2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
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Number of patients included in wait time calculation(April 1 – Sept 30) | 448 | 388 | 435 | 294 | 483 |
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