Author Interviews, CMAJ, Cost of Health Care, Health Care Systems, Hip Fractures, Surgical Research / 12.06.2018
2/3 Canadians Do Not Receive Timely Surgery for Hip Fractures
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Daniel Pincus MD
Department of Surgery
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences
University of Toronto
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings?
Response: We chose to look at hip fractures because is the most common reason for urgent surgery complications have be tied to wait times (and in particular wait times greater than 24 hours).
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