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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Main Authors: Hugo H Wijnen, Peter P Schmitz, Houda Es-Safraouy, Lian A Roovers, Diana G Taekema, Job L C Van Susante
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/98c6eb937f8442a18f3b9833f62b226c
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