TY - GEN AB - The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons recommends that elderly patients who sustain a hip fracture should be evaluated and treated for osteoporosis. Despite research supporting the use of bisphosphonates for osteoporosis treatment and secondary fracture prevention in elderly patients, osteoporosis continues to be under-diagnosed and inadequately treated. Our quality improvement initiative aims to increase OHSU?s rate of successfully implementing bisphosphonate therapy by developing and implementing an inpatient protocol facilitating appropriate osteoporosis diagnosis and administration of a one-time intravenous bisphosphonate infusion for elderly patients admitted for hip fracture surgery. AD - Oregon Health and Science University AD - Oregon Health and Science University AD - Oregon Health and Science University AD - Oregon Health and Science University AU - Turner, Naomi AU - Song Mayeda, Marisa AU - Drago, Katie AU - Doung, Yee-Cheen DA - 2022 DO - 10.6083/5999n424n DO - DOI ID - 9586 KW - Quality Improvement KW - Osteoporosis KW - Hip Fractures KW - zoledronate KW - iv bisphosphonates L1 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/9586/files/SongMayeda-Marissa-OHSU-ResearchWeek-2022.pdf L2 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/9586/files/SongMayeda-Marissa-OHSU-ResearchWeek-2022.pdf L4 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/9586/files/SongMayeda-Marissa-OHSU-ResearchWeek-2022.pdf LK - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/9586/files/SongMayeda-Marissa-OHSU-ResearchWeek-2022.pdf N2 - The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons recommends that elderly patients who sustain a hip fracture should be evaluated and treated for osteoporosis. Despite research supporting the use of bisphosphonates for osteoporosis treatment and secondary fracture prevention in elderly patients, osteoporosis continues to be under-diagnosed and inadequately treated. Our quality improvement initiative aims to increase OHSU?s rate of successfully implementing bisphosphonate therapy by developing and implementing an inpatient protocol facilitating appropriate osteoporosis diagnosis and administration of a one-time intravenous bisphosphonate infusion for elderly patients admitted for hip fracture surgery. PB - Oregon Health and Science University PY - 2022 T1 - Inpatient administration of IV bisphosphonate therapy for treatment of osteoporosis in elderly hip fracture patients - quality improvement initiative TI - Inpatient administration of IV bisphosphonate therapy for treatment of osteoporosis in elderly hip fracture patients - quality improvement initiative UR - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/9586/files/SongMayeda-Marissa-OHSU-ResearchWeek-2022.pdf Y1 - 2022 ER -