Higher cost of arthroplasty for hip fractures in patients transferred from outside hospitals vs primary emergency department presentation

Figure 1 Average cost of hospitalization and average length of stay of patients from different points of origin. ED: Emergency department; OSH: Outside hospital; SNF: Skilled nursing facility.

Figure 2 Average intensive care unit days per hospitalization (days) from patient point of origin. ICU: Intensive care unit; ED: Emergency department; OSH: Outside hospital; SNF: Skilled nursing facility.

Figure 3 Discharge destination based on patient point of origin. ED: Emergency department; OSH: Outside hospital; SNF: Skilled nursing facility.