Case Discussion

Hip Fracture in a Patient on Hospice With Dementia and Anemia

Friedman, Susan M. MD, MPH
Clark, Nathan MD
Nicholas, Joseph A. MD, MPH
Bukata, Susan V. MD

¹Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA
²Department of Anesthesia, Highland Hospital and the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA
³UCLA Department of Orthopaedics, Santa Monica, CA, USA

Susan M. Friedman, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 1000 South Avenue, Box 58, Rochester, NY 14620, USA. Email: [email protected]

Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation 4(1):p 26-32, March 2013. | DOI: 10.1177/2151458513482939

This case presents a discussion of a frail 98-year-old woman in hospice care, with a history of dementia, previous hip fracture, and anemia, who is admitted with a left intertrochanteric fracture. Care is coordinated and expedited by an interdisciplinary team to optimize her outcome, in the context of her goals of care.