Clinical management of hip fractures in elderly patients with dementia and postoperative 30‐day mortality: A population‐based cohort study

Clinical management of hip fractures in elderly patients with dementia and postoperative 30‐day mortality: A population‐based cohort study

Abstract Objectives Patients with dementia have an increased 30‐day mortality after hip fracture. We investigated clinical management including time to surgery, out‐of‐hours admission and surgery, surgery on weekends, surgery volume per ward, and anesthesia technique for this excess mortality risk....

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Main Authors: Jindong Ding Petersen, Volkert Dirk Siersma, Sonja Wehberg, Connie Thurøe Nielsen, Bjarke Viberg, Frans Boch Waldorff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-11-01
Series:Brain and Behavior
Subjects:
30‐day mortality
clinical management
dementia
hip fracture surgery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.1823

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https://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.1823

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