Palliative Non-Operative Management in Geriatric Hip Fracture Patients: When Would Surgeons Abstain from Surgery?

Palliative Non-Operative Management in Geriatric Hip Fracture Patients: When Would Surgeons Abstain from Surgery?

<b>Background:</b> For hip fracture patients with a limited life expectancy, operative and palliative non-operative management (P-NOM) can yield similar quality of life outcomes. However, evidence on when to abstain from surgery is lacking. The aim of this study was to quantify the influ...

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Main Authors: Michael Bui, Catharina G. M. Groothuis-Oudshoorn, Annemieke Witteveen, Johannes H. Hegeman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-03-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
hip fractures
geriatrics
frailty
palliative non-operative management
decision-making
conjoint analysis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/13/6/1594

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