Surgeon’s experience level and risk of reoperation after hip fracture surgery: an observational study on 30,945 patients in the Norwegian Hip Fracture Register 2011–2015

Surgeon’s experience level and risk of reoperation after hip fracture surgery: an observational study on 30,945 patients in the Norwegian Hip Fracture Register 2011–201

Additional file 2: of Quality of life following hip fractures: results from the Norwegian hip fracture register

Descriptive profile of the 5 dimensions of the EQ-5D – different age groups. Description of data: Preoperative and postoperative distribution of the descriptive profile of the EQ-5D according to age group and length of follow-up. All patients included. (DOCX 21 kb

Additional file 1: of Quality of life following hip fractures: results from the Norwegian hip fracture register

Descriptive profile of the 5 dimensions of the EQ-5D – different hip fractures. Description of data: Preoperative and postoperative distribution of the descriptive profile of the EQ-5D according to fracture type and length of follow-up. All patients included. (DOCX 18 kb

Using national hip fracture registries and audit databases to develop an international perspective

Hip fracture is the commonest reason for older people to need emergency anaesthesia and surgery, and leads to prolonged dependence for many of those who survive. People with this injury are usually identified very early in their hospital care, so hip fracture is an ideal marker condition with which to audit the care offered to older people by health services around the world. We have reviewed the reports of eight national audit programmes, to examine the approach used in each, and highlight differences in case mix, management and outcomes in different countries. The national audits provide a consistent picture of typical patients - an average age of 80 years, with less than a third being men, and a third of all patients having cognitive impairment - but there was surprising variation in the type of fracture, of operation and of anaesthesia and hospital length of stay in different countries. These national audits provide a unique opportunity to compare how health care systems of different countries are responding to the same clinical challenge. This review will encourage the development and reporting of a standardised dataset to support international collaboration in healthcare audit.</div