Description
This measure describes the number of people with fractured NOF who had an operation for their fractured NOF within 48 hours of admission. The Hip Fracture Care Clinical Care Standard recommends that surgery is performed within 48 hours of the patient presenting to hospital if no clinical contraindication exists and the patient prefers surgery.
>When interpreting this measure, it is important to remember there may be a number of reasons why surgery was delayed, such as medical instability or a need for further investigation.
>When interpreting this measure, it is important to remember there may be a number of reasons why surgery was delayed, such as medical instability or a need for further investigation.
Measure set
Notes about this measure set
Numerator
The number of people with a fractured NOF who had an operation for their fractured NOF within 48 hours of admission.
Denominator
The registry population.
Denominator detail
Fractured NOFs operated within 48 hours; hip fracture patients operated within 48 hours as a percentage of people admitted with a fractured NOF as the result of a fall and who had a hip operation in the quarter. Time to surgery ≤48 hours.
Denominator exclusions
People in the registry who did not have a recorded value or had a null value for the hip operation within 48 hours of admission.
Responsible organisation(s)