Hip fracture: mortality rate.
This measure is used to assess the number of deaths per 100 discharges with principal diagnosis code of hip fracture.
Thirty-day mortality may be somewhat different than in-hospital mortality, leading to information bias. Mortality rates should be considered in conjunction with length of stay and transfer rates. Risk adjustment for clinical factors […]
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Archive for February, 2007
Hip fracture: mortality rate. (Medicaid)
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