Hip fracture (Hip fracture care clinical care standard)

Identifying and definitional attributes

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METEOR identifier:Help on this term629165
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Health, Standard 12/09/2016
Definition:Help on this term

For the purposes of the Hip fracture care clinical care standard (ACSQHC 2015a), hip fracture is a break occurring at the top of the thigh bone (femur), near the pelvis.

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this term

For the purposes of the Indicator specification: hip fracture care clinical care standard (ACSQHC 2015b), hip fracture includes where Episode of care—principal diagnosis, code (ICD-10-AM 9th edn) ANN{.N[N]} or Episode of care—additional diagnosis, code (ICD-10-AM 9th edn) ANN{.N[N]} is any one of the following:

  • S72.00 Fracture of neck of femur, part unspecified
  • S72.01 Fracture of intracapsular section of femur
  • S72.02 Fracture of upper epiphysis (separation) of femur
  • S72.03 Fracture of subcapital section of femur
  • S72.04 Fracture of midcervical section of femur (includes transcervical not otherwise specified)
  • S72.05 Fracture of base of neck of femur (includes cervicotrochanteric section)
  • S72.08 Fracture of other parts of neck of femur (includes fracture of hip not otherwise specified, and head of femur)
  • S72.10 Fracture of trochanteric section of femur, unspecified
  • S72.11 Fracture of intertrochanteric section of femur
  • S72.2 Subtrochanteric fracture.

Only includes episodes where the Hospital service—care type, code N[N] = 1 Acute care.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term

Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care

Reference documents:Help on this term

ACSQHC (Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care) 2015a. Hip fracture care clinical care standard. Sydney: ACSQHC.

ACSQHC 2015b. Indicator specification: hip fracture care clinical care standard. Sydney: ACSQHC.

Relational attributes

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Hip fracture care clinical care standard indicators: 2a-Evidence of local arrangements for timely and effective pain management for hip fracture
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Hip fracture care clinical care standard indicators: 2a-Evidence of local arrangements for timely and effective pain management for hip fracture
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Hip fracture care clinical care standard indicators: 1a-Evidence of local arrangements for the management of patients with hip fracture in the emergency department
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Hip fracture care clinical care standard indicators: 1a-Evidence of local arrangements for the management of patients with hip fracture in the emergency department
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Hip fracture care clinical care standard indicators: 1b-Proportion of patients with a hip fracture who have had their pre-operative cognitive status assessed
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Hip fracture care clinical care standard indicators: 1b-Proportion of patients with a hip fracture who have had their pre-operative cognitive status assessed
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Hip fracture care clinical care standard indicators: 2b-Proportion of hip fracture patients who have documented pain assessment within 30 minutes of emergency department presentation and either receive analgesia within this time or do not require it
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Hip fracture care clinical care standard indicators: 2b-Proportion of hip fracture patients who have documented pain assessment within 30 minutes of emergency department presentation and either receive analgesia within this time or do not require it
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Hip fracture care clinical care standard indicators: 3a-Evidence of orthogeriatric (or alternative physician or medical practitioner) management during an admitted patient’s hip fracture episode of care
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Hip fracture care clinical care standard indicators: 3a-Evidence of orthogeriatric (or alternative physician or medical practitioner) management during an admitted patient’s hip fracture episode of care
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Hip fracture care clinical care standard indicators: 4a-Proportion of patients with a hip fracture receiving surgery within 48 hours of presentation with the hip fracture
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Hip fracture care clinical care standard indicators: 4a-Proportion of patients with a hip fracture receiving surgery within 48 hours of presentation with the hip fracture
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Hip fracture care clinical care standard indicators: 5a-Proportion of patients with a hip fracture who are mobilised on day one post hip fracture surgery
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Hip fracture care clinical care standard indicators: 5a-Proportion of patients with a hip fracture who are mobilised on day one post hip fracture surgery
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Hip fracture care clinical care standard indicators: 5b-Proportion of patients with a hip fracture with unrestricted weight bearing status immediately post hip fracture surgery
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Hip fracture care clinical care standard indicators: 5b-Proportion of patients with a hip fracture with unrestricted weight bearing status immediately post hip fracture surgery
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Hip fracture care clinical care standard indicators: 5c-Proportion of patients with a hip fracture experiencing a new Stage II or higher pressure injury during their hospital stay
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Hip fracture care clinical care standard indicators: 5c-Proportion of patients with a hip fracture experiencing a new Stage II or higher pressure injury during their hospital stay
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Hip fracture care clinical care standard indicators: 5d-Proportion of patients with a hip fracture returning to pre-fracture mobility
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Hip fracture care clinical care standard indicators: 5d-Proportion of patients with a hip fracture returning to pre-fracture mobility
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Hip fracture care clinical care standard indicators: 6a-Proportion of patients with a hip fracture receiving bone protection medicine prior to separation from the hospital at which they underwent surgery
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Hip fracture care clinical care standard indicators: 6a-Proportion of patients with a hip fracture receiving bone protection medicine prior to separation from the hospital at which they underwent surgery
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Hip fracture care clinical care standard indicators: 6b-Proportion of patients with a hip fracture readmitted to hospital with another femoral fracture within 12 months of admission from initial hip fracture
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Hip fracture care clinical care standard indicators: 6b-Proportion of patients with a hip fracture readmitted to hospital with another femoral fracture within 12 months of admission from initial hip fracture
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Hip fracture care clinical care standard indicators: 7a-Evidence of local arrangements for the development of an individualised care plan for hip fracture patients prior to the patient's separation from hospital
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Hip fracture care clinical care standard indicators: 7a-Evidence of local arrangements for the development of an individualised care plan for hip fracture patients prior to the patient's separation from hospital
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Hip fracture care clinical care standard indicators: 7b-Proportion of patients with a hip fracture returning to private residence
  • Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Retired 15/05/2018
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Hip fracture care clinical care standard indicators: 7b-Proportion of patients with a hip fracture returning to private residence
  • Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Standard 15/05/2018
Hip fracture care clinical care standard indicators: 8a-Re-operation of hip fracture patients within 30-day follow-up
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Hip fracture care clinical care standard indicators: 8a-Re-operation of hip fracture patients within 30-day follow-up
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Hip fracture care clinical care standard indicators: 8b-Survival at 30 days post-admission for hip fracture surgery
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Hip fracture care clinical care standard indicators: 8b-Survival at 30 days post-admission for hip fracture surgery
  • Health, Standard 12/09/2016