Delay to surgery beyond 12 hours is associated with increased hip fracture mortality.
Madeline WarrenChristopher Patrick BrethertonMartyn ParkerPublished in: European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie (2024)
This is the largest prospective study to date in elderly patients with hip fractures demonstrating a statistically significant increase in 30-day mortality with a delay to surgery over 12 h.