Evaluation of Nutritional Status and Correlation with Postoperative Complications in Elderly Patients Submitted to Surgical Treatment of Proximal Femoral Fractures
Abstract Objective This study aims to evaluate and correlate the nutritional status with potential complications during the immediate postoperative period of elderly patients surgically treated for proximal femoral fractures. Methods A prospective, cross-sectional analytical study with a quantitat...
Main Authors: | Tiane Raquel da Silva Dias, Bruno Bellaguarda Batista, Rafael Wei Min Leal Chang, Jorge Enrique Acosta Noriega, Giuseppe Lemos Pertoti de Figueiredo |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia
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Series: | Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/pdf/rbort/v56n1/1982-4378-rbort-56-01-0104.pdf |
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