Application of nurse-led fracture liaison service in the green channel of elderly hip fracture treatment
Objective To explore the application effect of nurse-led fracture liaison service in the green channel of elderly hip fracture treatment.Methods Eighty-two elderly patients with hip fractures treated in Department of Orthopedics,Huaian First People's Hospital of Jiangsu Province from June 2019 to June 2022 were selected,and they were divided into control group and observation group by random number table method,with 41 cases in each group.Control group implemented routine orthopedic treatment procedures,while observation gr oup implemented nurse-led fracture liaison service.The visits,postoperative outcomes,hip joint function recovery,and incidence of adverse events between two groups were compared.Results The admission-surgery interval in observation group was shorter than that in control group,the accuracy of brittle fracture assessment and the recovery and discharge rate within one week after surgery in observation group were higher than those in control group(P<0.05).After three months of surgery,the Harris hip joint function scores of two groups were higher than those at discharge,and those of observation group were higher than those of control group(P<0.05).The total incidence of adverse events in observation group was lower than that in control group(P<0.05).Conclusion Nurse-led fracture liaison service can shorten the surgical waiting time of elderly patients with hip fractures,promote the recovery of postoperative hip function,and reduce the incidence of adverse events.
Nurse-led fracture liaison serviceElderlyHip fractureHip joint function