Objective: To assess the outcomes of elderly hip fracture surgeries performed 12 months
before and 12 months after the implementation of a daily 6 am–9 am dedicated orthopaedic …

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of establishing a dedicated
operating room for unscheduled orthopedic cases and to evaluate a group of patients with …

Background In September 2011, Kingston General Hospital (KGH) opened a dedicated
orthopedic weekend trauma room. Previously, 1 weekend operating room (OR) was used by …

Objective: To examine the effects of implementing a dedicated orthopaedic trauma room
(DOTR) on hip and femur fracture care. Design: A retrospective cohort study. Setting: Level 1 …

Background: Trauma centers and orthopaedic surgeons have traditionally been faced with
limited operating room (OR) availability for fracture surgery. Orthopaedic trauma cases are …

Background The scheduling and execution of both elective and urgent orthopaedic cases
prove challenging for many hospital systems. In this study, we examine the operational and …

Background: There is a perception that after-hours hip surgery may result in increased
complication rates. Surgeon fatigue, decreased availability of support staff, and other …

Introduction. Early hip fracture surgery (< 48 hours) has shown to improve mortality for
geriatric patients and is recommended in national hip fracture guidelines. However, this may …

Hip fractures are a major cause of morbidity and mortality1. Surgery performed on the day of
or after admission is associated with improved outcome2, 3. An audit cycle was performed …

Background: Given single-institution studies showing trends between after-hours hip fracture
surgical procedures and adverse outcomes, as well as fixation time targets that may …