TY - JOUR
T1 - Emergency Orthogeriatrics
T2 - Concepts and Therapeutic Alternatives
AU - Carpenter, Christopher R.
AU - Stern, Michael E.
PY - 2010/11
Y1 - 2010/11
N2 - Multidisciplinary orthogeriatric care can enhance prompt ED diagnosis, optimal pre- and postoperative care, and functional recovery in older adults with bony injuries. Emergency care providers should be cognizant of prevalent geriatric syndromes including delirium and standing level falls to minimize fracture-related morbidity. Recognizing the implications of aging physiology, acute care physicians should be aware of effective alternatives to analgesia, procedural sedation, and definitive imaging to promote early surgical management and postoperative recovery.
AB - Multidisciplinary orthogeriatric care can enhance prompt ED diagnosis, optimal pre- and postoperative care, and functional recovery in older adults with bony injuries. Emergency care providers should be cognizant of prevalent geriatric syndromes including delirium and standing level falls to minimize fracture-related morbidity. Recognizing the implications of aging physiology, acute care physicians should be aware of effective alternatives to analgesia, procedural sedation, and definitive imaging to promote early surgical management and postoperative recovery.
KW - Care models
KW - Orthogeriatric care
KW - Osteoporosis
KW - Therapeutic alternatives
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77958154729&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.emc.2010.06.005
DO - 10.1016/j.emc.2010.06.005
M3 - Review article
C2 - 20971398
AN - SCOPUS:77958154729
SN - 0733-8627
VL - 28
SP - 927
EP - 949
JO - Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America
JF - Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America
IS - 4
ER -