Standardized Preoperative Pathways Determining Preoperative Echocardiogram Usage Continue to Improve Hip Fracture Quality.
Garrett EsperUtkarsh AnilSanjit R KondaDavid L FurgiueleJonah ZaretskyKenneth A EgolPublished in: Geriatric orthopaedic surgery & rehabilitation (2022)
A standardized preoperative work flow protocol regarding which physician evaluates and determines which patients require a preoperative TTE allows for a streamlined perioperative course for hip fracture patients. This allows for a shortened time to surgery and length of stay with an increase in home discharges and was associated with a reduced risk of common index hospitalization complications including UTI and anemia.
Keyphrases
- hip fracture
- end stage renal disease
- patients undergoing
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- prognostic factors
- randomized controlled trial
- healthcare
- peritoneal dialysis
- minimally invasive
- primary care
- risk factors
- acute kidney injury
- coronary artery bypass
- urinary tract infection
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- patient reported