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Welch JM, Gomez GI, Chatterjee M, Shapiro LM, Morris AM, Gardner MJ, Sox-Harris AHS, Baker L, Koltsov JCB, Castillo T, Giori N, Salyapongse A, Kamal RN. Contextual Determinants of Time to Surgery for Patients With Hip Fracture. JAMA Netw Open 2023; 6:e2347834. [PMID: 38100104 PMCID: PMC10724766 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.47834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
Abstract
Importance Surgery within 24 hours after a hip fracture improves patient morbidity and mortality, which has led some hospitals to launch quality improvement programs (eg, targeted resource management, documented protocols) to address delays. However, these programs have had mixed results in terms of decreased time to surgery (TTS), identifying an opportunity to improve the effectiveness of interventions. Objective To identify the contextual determinants (site-specific barriers and facilitators) of TTS for patients with hip fracture across diverse hospitals. Design, Setting, and Participants This qualitative mixed-methods study used an exploratory sequential design that comprised 2 phases. In phase 1, qualitative semistructured interviews were conducted with stakeholders involved in hip fracture care (orthopedic surgeons or residents, emergency medicine physicians, hospitalists, anesthesiologists, nurses, and clinical or support staff) at 4 hospitals with differing financial, operational, and educational structures. Interviews were completed between May and July 2021. In phase 2, a quantitative survey assessing contextual determinants of TTS within 24 hours for adult patients with hip fracture was completed by orthopedic surgeon leaders representing 23 diverse hospitals across the US between May and July 2022. Data analysis was performed in August 2022. Main Outcomes and Measures Thematic analysis of the interviews identified themes of contextual determinants of TTS within 24 hours for patients with hip fracture. The emergent contextual determinants were then measured across multiple hospitals, and frequency and distribution were used to assess associations between determinants and various hospital characteristics (eg, setting, number of beds). Results A total of 34 stakeholders were interviewed in phase 1, and 23 surveys were completed in phase 2. More than half of respondents in both phases were men (19 [56%] and 18 [78%], respectively). The following 4 themes of contextual determinants of TTS within 24 hours were identified: availability, care coordination, improvement climate, and incentive structure. Within these themes, the most commonly identified determinants across the various hospitals involved operating room availability, a formal comanagement system between orthopedics and medicine or geriatrics, the presence of a physician champion focused on timely surgery, and a program that facilitates improvement work. Conclusions and Relevance In this study, contextual determinants of TTS within 24 hours for patients with hip fracture varied across hospital sites and could not be generalized across various hospital contexts because no 2 sites had identical profiles. As such, these findings suggest that guidance on strategies for improving TTS should be based on the contextual determinants unique to each hospital.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jessica M. Welch
- VOICES Health Policy Research Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, Redwood City, California
- Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
| | - Giselle I. Gomez
- VOICES Health Policy Research Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, Redwood City, California
- Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
| | - Maya Chatterjee
- VOICES Health Policy Research Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, Redwood City, California
- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Colorado State University, Fort Collins
| | - Lauren M. Shapiro
- VOICES Health Policy Research Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, Redwood City, California
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
| | - Arden M. Morris
- Department of Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, California
| | - Michael J. Gardner
- VOICES Health Policy Research Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, Redwood City, California
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, Redwood City, California
| | - Alex H. S. Sox-Harris
- Department of Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, California
- Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California
| | - Laurence Baker
- Department of Health Policy, Stanford University, Stanford, California
| | - Jayme C. B. Koltsov
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, Redwood City, California
| | - Tiffany Castillo
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, California
| | - Nicholas Giori
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California
| | - Aaron Salyapongse
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, Redwood City, California
| | - Robin N. Kamal
- VOICES Health Policy Research Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, Redwood City, California
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, Redwood City, California
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