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- Title
Is operative delay associated with increased mortality of hip fracture patients? Systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression.
- Authors
Shiga, Toshiya; Wajima, Zen'ichiro; Ohe, Yoko
- Abstract
Mortality associated with hip fracture is high in elderly patients. Surgical repair within 24 hr after admission is recommended by The Royal College of Physicians' guidelines; however, the effect of operative delay on mortality remains controversial. The objective of this study was to determine whether operative delay increases mortality in elderly patients with hip fracture.
- Publication
Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie, 2008, Vol 55, Issue 3, p146
- ISSN
0832-610X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/BF03016088