Association between preoperative evaluation with lung ultrasound and outcome in frail elderly patients undergoing orthopedic surgery for hip fractures: study protocol for an Italian multicenter observational prospective study (LUSHIP)

Association between preoperative evaluation with lung ultrasound and outcome in frail elderly patients undergoing orthopedic surgery for hip fractures: study protocol for an Italian multicenter observational prospective study (LUSHIP)

Abstract Background Hip fracture is one of the most common orthopedic causes of hospital admission in frail elderly patients. Hip fracture fixation in this class of patients is considered a high-risk procedure. Preoperative physical examination, plasma natriuretic peptide levels (BNP, Pro-BNP), and...

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Main Authors: Luigi Vetrugno, Enrico Boero, Elena Bignami, Andrea Cortegiani, Santi Maurizio Raineri, Savino Spadaro, Federico Moro, Stefano D’Incà, Loris D’Orlando, Felice Eugenio Agrò, Mattia Bernardinetti, Francesco Forfori, Francesco Corradi, Sandro Pregnolato, Mario Mosconi, Valentina Bellini, Federico Franchi, Pierpaolo Mongelli, Salvatore Leonardi, Clemente Giuffrida, Marco Tescione, Andrea Bruni, Eugenio Garofalo, Federico Longhini, Gianmaria Cammarota, Edoardo De Robertis, Giuseppe Giglio, Felice Urso, Tiziana Bove, The LUSHIP Study Investigators
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-06-01
Series:The Ultrasound Journal
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13089-021-00230-w

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