J Bone Metab.  2020 Feb;27(1):65-70. 10.11005/jbm.2020.27.1.65.

Alarm Services as a Useful Tool for Diagnosis and Management of Osteoporosis in Patients with Hip Fractures: A Prospective Observational Multicenter Study

Affiliations
  • 1Chung-Ang University H.C.S. Hyundae General Hospital, Namyangju, Korea.
  • 2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. hayongch@naver.com
  • 3Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea.

Abstract

BACKGROUND
Alarm services in the Order Communication System improve awareness for related physicians including orthopaedic surgeons, internal medicine doctors, and other relevent doctors. This prospective observational multicenter study was to compare the diagnostic and treatment rates of osteoporosis between an alarm service group and a no alarm service group.
METHODS
From January 2017 to december 2017, The subjects included patients aged 50 years or older with hip fractures from 16 hospital-based multicenter cohorts. Among the 16 hospitals, 5 university hospitals established an alarm service for osteoporosis management (i.e., Alarm group) and 11 university hospitals did not set-up alarm services (i.e., Control group). The rate of dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) test and the initiation rate of antiosteoporosis medications between the 2 groups were compared at enrollment and at 6 months follow-up.
RESULTS
During the study period, 1,405 patients were enrolled. The DXA examination rate and initiation rate of osteoporosis treatment between the Alarm group and the Control group were 484 patients (89.8%) vs. 642 patients (74.1%) (P<0.001) and 355 patients (65.9%) versus 294 patients (33.9%) (P<0.001), respectively. At 6 months follow-up, the rate of anti-osteoporosis management between the 2 groups decreased (57.8% vs. 29.4%).
CONCLUSIONS
This prospective multicenter study demonstrates that alarm services can improve awareness of physicians, and it resulted in a significantly higher rate of examination of DXA and initiation of anti-osteoporosis medication in the Alram group. Therefore, alarm service is a simple and effective tool to increase anti-osteoporosis management as part of the fractuure liaison service in South Korea.

Keyword

Absorptiometry, photon; Hip fractures; Osteoporosis

MeSH Terms

Absorptiometry, Photon
Cohort Studies
Diagnosis*
Follow-Up Studies
Hip Fractures*
Hip*
Hospitals, University
Humans
Internal Medicine
Korea
Osteoporosis*
Prospective Studies*
Surgeons

Figure

  • Fig. 1 Alarm service messages recommending dual energy X-ray absorptiometry test and the initiation of antiosteoporosis medication.

  • Fig. 2 Flow chart showing subject involvement in the study


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