在老年人骨折的初级语言和外科手术后期结果之间存在关联
David A Bloom1, Garrett W Esper1, Christopher G Herbosa1
1Division of Orthopedic Trauma Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, New York, New York.
Bulletin of the Hospital for Joint Disease (2013)
|February 4, 2026
概括
患有关节骨折的非英语患者得到及时的手术护理,类似于英语发言者. 这突显了标准化协议和翻译服务在确保公平的患者结果方面的有效性.
科学领域:
- 整形外科手术 整形外科手术
- 医疗保健服务研究 医疗服务研究
- 健康 公平 卫生 公平
背景情况:
- 骨折是老年人患病和死亡的常见原因.
- 及时的手术干预对于部骨折后患者的最佳结果至关重要.
- 语言障碍可能会影响医疗保健的获取和及时治疗.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究患者主要语言对关节骨折后手术时间的影响.
- 为了比较英语和非英语的关节骨折患者之间的手术时间和结果.
主要方法:
- 对55岁以上接受关节骨折手术修复的患者进行回顾性队列研究 (2014-2021年).
- 根据主要语言,患者被分为英语 (E) 和非英语 (NE) 语系.
- 分析包括人口统计,医院质量指标和结果,重点是手术前的时间.
主要成果:
- 包括1880名患者 (1477名E,403名NE).
- 英语发言者更年轻,更健康 (BMI,ASA分数较低),并且在基线时更有可能是白人和社区门诊人员.
- 在E和NE队列之间,在手术前的时间或住院时间之间没有观察到显著差异.
结论:
- 患有关节骨折的非英语患者的手术时间和住院时间与英语说话者相比相当.
- 有效的标准化协议和易于获得的翻译服务对于缓解语言障碍和确保公平护理至关重要.
- 这项研究强调了语言访问服务在骨科手术中对不同患者群体的重要性.
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