Journal of Nursing & Care

Etsuko Fujimoto

Publications

• Research Article
  Nursing Care after Hip Fracture Surgery Predicts Patient Ambulatory Ability at 3 Months after Surgery
  Author(s): Akiko Kondo, Keiko Sada, Chikae Yamaguchi and Etsuko FujimotoAkiko Kondo, Keiko Sada, Chikae Yamaguchi and Etsuko Fujimoto
  
  Purpose: This study examines whether nursing care predicts the incidence of complications, mortality, ambulatory ability at discharge and 3 months after surgery or the length of stay for patients who have undergone hip fracture surgery. Methods: This is a retrospective observational study conducted at a community general hospital in Japan. Participants were patients who were 65 years or older and who had hip fracture surgery during the study period, April 2007 to March 2011. Data on demographics, treatments, nursing care and health outcomes during the hospital stay were collected from hospital records. A questionnaire regarding the patient’s health outcomes after discharge was sent to patients and/or family members. Results: In all, 449 patients met the inclusion criteria. The average age was 81.9 years, and .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-1168.S5-002

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