Rapid transfer to specialist orthopaedic ward reduces mortality in hip fracture patients, but several factors reduce the ability to achieve the < 4-hour target.

Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg · 2026 · PMC12929301 · PMID 41729229

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[ 7 ] demonstrated that delayed transfer was associated with increased mortality, although their smaller cohort ( n = 3,266) did not reach statistical significance at the 30-day time point (HR 1.25).

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Rapid transfer to specialist orthopaedic ward reduces mortality in hip fracture patients, but several factors reduce the ability to achieve the &lt; 4-hour target.

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Rapid transfer to specialist orthopaedic ward reduces mortality in hip fracture patients, but several factors reduce the ability to achieve the < 4-hour target.