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The association between the Revised Cardiac Risk Index and short-term mortality after hip fracture surgery.

Maximilian Peter ForsstenAhmad Mohammad IsmailGabriel SjolinRebecka AhlPer WretenbergTomas BorgShahin Mohseni
Published in: European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society (2020)
The RCRI is applicable to patients that undergo surgery for traumatic hip fractures. A high RCRI score is associated with an increased incidence of both 30- and 90-day post-operative mortality. Future studies to evaluate these findings are needed.
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