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...
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Auteurs principaux: | Hugo H Wijnen, Peter P Schmitz, Houda Es-Safraouy, Lian A Roovers, Diana G Taekema, Job L C Van Susante |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2021
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