Financial impact and effect on the outcome of preoperative tests for at-risk older hip fracture patients.
Ely L SteinbergYaniv WarschawskiJacob ElisDani RotmanGil RachevskyShai FactorMoshe SalaiTomer Ben-TovPublished in: Geriatrics & gerontology international (2018)
Non-routine preoperative tests prolong time-to-surgery, increased hospitalization time and contribute to 30-day mortality. No postoperative procedure was related to preoperative test findings. The financial cost for these tests does not burden the medical expenses per procedure. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2018; 18: 937-942.
Keyphrases
- patients undergoing
- minimally invasive
- hip fracture
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- healthcare
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- cardiovascular events
- clinical practice
- type diabetes
- physical activity
- coronary artery bypass
- cardiovascular disease
- coronary artery disease
- patient reported outcomes
- young adults
- middle aged
- childhood cancer