A study found that “off-hour” surgical start times between 5 p.m. and 6:59 a.m. do not negatively affect outcomes of hip fracture surgery. Researchers compared surgeries that started during standard hours and off-hours and found similar hospital quality measures and outcomes. Patients who underwent surgery during off-hours had similar length of stay, time to surgery, complication rates, mortality, and readmissions as patients who underwent surgery during standard hours. This suggests that the time of day patients undergo hip fracture repair does not impact their short- or long-term health outcomes, highlighting the need for standardized treatment protocols for equitable care.
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‘Off-hour’ surgical start times may not affect outcomes, quality of hip fracture repair
