Priority 7 from the Complex Fractures PSP

UNCERTAINTY: What additional care and support is helpful for patients being discharged from hospital after a complex fracture? (JLA PSP Priority 7)
Overall ranking 7
JLA question ID 0105/7
Explanatory note Patients with complex fractures receive supportive care from a multidisciplinary team that may be dispersed across different service organisations.
Evidence

Not mentioned in NICE guidelines specifically. No other relevant trial evidence Cochrane/PUBMED since 2015

Health Research Classification System category Injuries and accidents
Extra information provided by this PSP
Original uncertainty examples what support do patients need on discharge? what is the optimal pathway for management ~ Set up ready for discharge ~ What areas of care do patients wish they had more support with on discharge? ~ What did they get for support and what was the most helpful?
Submitted by 3 x Surgeon/Doctor, 3 x Occupational Therapist, 1 x Unknown, 1 x Healthcare Professional (unspecified)
PSP information
PSP unique ID 0105
PSP name Complex Fractures
Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP. 58 (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website)
Date of priority setting workshop 8th June 2021