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Longer delays were also associated with  additional time spent in hospital.

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Patients who wait more than four hours are also more likely to have a longer stint in hospital, experts found

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Long A&E waits for hip breaks can increase odds of death

For elderly patients, a broken hip can be a life-altering event. A new study from the UK suggests that delays in admission for hip fractures dramatically increase the risk of death within 90 days. The chances of survival shrink for every extra hour spent in the emergency department. But the study itself is fatally flawed.

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Longer delays were also associated with additional time spent in hospital.  People who face long waits in A&E after fracturing a hip are at higher risk of death, a study suggests. Patients who wait more than four hours are also more likely to have a longer stint in hospital, experts found. Researchers examined data on hip fracture patients aged 50 and over at a trauma centre in Lothian, Scotland, between January 2019 to the end of June 2022. The…

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A Scottish study examined the impact of A&E delays in Lothian (Image: Getty) 
Patients who have suffered a hip fracture are more likely to die if they are kept waiting for over four hours in A&E, research suggests. A study estimated that one extra death occurs within 90 days of injury for every 36 patients who wait longer than the national standard for treatment. They also tropically spent a day longer in hospital than those seen within four hou…

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New study shows common injury for older people can be fatal if not checked quickly - New York Times Post

People who spend longer than the recommended wait time in the emergency room after fracturing a hip may be more likely to die in the months after the injury, according to British researchers. The team followed the recovery of over 3000 people who went to a Scottish hospital with a fractured hip - nearly 40% of whom had to wait longer than the national standard of four hours for treatment. The researchers say waiting over four hours was associate…

Long A&E waits for hip breaks can increase odds of death – study

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