Abstract

Background The increase number of elderly is aggravating the demand on health systems caused by hip fractures treatment. Fatality can be used an indicator for quality of treatment. The aims are: assessing determinants of death during hospitalization for hip fracture and compare providers. Methods We used a multilevel (patient/hospital/area) Bayesian approach. The outcome measure was in-hospital fatality; patient level factors were collected from the National …

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