Improving Hip Fracture Care in Ireland: A Preliminary Report of the Irish Hip Fracture Database

Table 2

Postoperative care and Outcomes.

Post-operative Care ()
Pressure ulcer, %
No ulcers	91
Ulcers present	4
Not known	6
Bone health assessment, %
Not assessed	25
Treatment commenced	29
Assessed, no treatment	2
On treatment before operation	10
Awaiting DXA scan	16
Awaiting OPD assessment	12
Not known	5
Specialist falls assessment, (%)
Assessed (inpatient/OPD)	499 ()
No assessment	286 ()
Not known	24 ()
Outcomes ()
Discharge destination (%)
Home	245 ()
Nursing home^*	277 ()
Acute hospital transfer	172 ()
Rehabilitation	108 ()
Death	34 ()
Other	7 ()
Length of stay
Median (range)	13 (1–305)
30-day reoperation ()
Yes, (%)	9 ()
No	443 ()
Not known	365 ()

Or other long term care facilities.