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Impact of preoperative echocardiographic delay on timing of hip fracture surgery in elderly patients.

Mitsuyoshi KaiedaYusuke FujimotoYoshiya ArishimaYasuhisa TogoTadashi OguraNoboru Taniguchi
Published in: SAGE open medicine (2024)
Our findings indicated that preoperative echocardiographic delay was one of the risk factors for surgical delay of hip fractures in elderly patients. Surgical delay was a risk factor for a longer hospital stay, including rehabilitation.
Keyphrases
  • hip fracture
  • patients undergoing
  • left ventricular
  • mitral valve
  • pulmonary hypertension
  • minimally invasive
  • healthcare
  • left atrial
  • ejection fraction
  • atrial fibrillation
  • adverse drug
  • drug induced