Nonoperative management of hip fractures in very frail elderly patients may lead to a predictable short survival as part of advance care planning
Background and purpose — Surgical treatment is still the mainstay of care even in very frail elderly hip fracture patients. However, one may argue whether surgery is in the best interest of all patients. We elucidated mortality rates of nonoperative management (NOM) of a hip fracture after shared de...
Guardado en:
Autores principales: | Hugo H Wijnen, Peter P Schmitz, Houda Es-Safraouy, Lian A Roovers, Diana G Taekema, Job L C Van Susante |
---|---|
Formato: | article |
Lenguaje: | EN |
Publicado: |
Taylor & Francis Group
2021
|
Materias: | |
Acceso en línea: | https://doaj.org/article/98c6eb937f8442a18f3b9833f62b226c |
Etiquetas: |
Agregar Etiqueta
Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!
|
Ejemplares similares
-
The Necessity of CT Hip Scans in the Investigation of Occult Hip Fractures and Their Effect on Patient Management
por: Thomas Gatt, et al.
Publicado: (2021) -
Total hip arthroplasty in patients with acetabular fractures
por: Alexander A. Pronskikh, et al.
Publicado: (2021) -
Finite Element Analysis of Cannulated Screws as Prophylactic Intervention of Hip Fractures
por: Brian Rhee, et al.
Publicado: (2021) -
Beyond Hip Fractures: Other Fragility Fractures’ Associated Mortality, Functional and Economic Importance: A 2-year-Follow-up.
por: Andreas Wiedl MED, et al.
Publicado: (2021) -
Prognostic Value of Glycated Hemoglobin in Frail Older Diabetic Patients With Hip Fracture
por: Simone Paterni, et al.
Publicado: (2021)