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World J Orthop. Sep 18, 2020; 11(9): 391-399
Published online Sep 18, 2020. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v11.i9.391
Published online Sep 18, 2020. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v11.i9.391
Effect of weekend admission on geriatric hip fractures
Jordan B Pasternack, Matthew L Ciminero, Michael Silver, Joseph Chang, Kevin K Kang, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11219, United States
Ronald J Simon, Department of Trauma Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11219, United States
Author contributions: Pasternack JB contributed to data collection, data analysis, writing and review of manuscript; Ciminero ML contributed to data collection, manuscript writing and revision; Silver M contributed to data analysis and manuscript review; Chang J contributed to data collection and manuscript review; Simon RJ contributed to project idea, data review, and manuscript review.
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board of Maimonides Medical Center.
Conflict-of-interest statement: We have no financial relationships to disclose.
Data sharing statement: No additional data.
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Corresponding author: Jordan B Pasternack, MD, Doctor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, 927 49th St, Brooklyn, NY 11219, United States. jbpasternack@gmail.com
Received: May 12, 2020
Peer-review started: May 12, 2020
First decision: May 24, 2020
Revised: June 2, 2020
Accepted: August 24, 2020
Article in press: August 24, 2020
Published online: September 18, 2020
Peer-review started: May 12, 2020
First decision: May 24, 2020
Revised: June 2, 2020
Accepted: August 24, 2020
Article in press: August 24, 2020
Published online: September 18, 2020
Core Tip
Core Tip: This is a retrospective review of operative geriatric hip fractures admitted to a large, tertiary care center between 2015-2017. Patients who presented on a weekend were compared to patients who presented on a weekday. Geriatric hip fracture patients that presented on a weekend experienced a higher complication rate and longer times from emergency department arrival to medical optimization, from medical optimization to surgery, and from emergency department arrival to surgery. This is important for orthopaedic surgeons to know so they can mitigate this increased morbidity accordingly.