The Effects of COVID-19 on Geriatric Hip Fracture Management and 1-Year Mortality in Beijing.
Gang LiuMinghui YangNing LiShaoliang LiShiwen ZhuXinbao WuPublished in: Orthopaedic surgery (2022)
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly increased the surgery waiting time for geriatric patients with hip fractures, which resulted in increased inpatient complications without a higher mortality rate within 1 year. This reinforces the importance of maintaining timely and protocolized care for geriatric hip fractures throughout any subsequent waves of the pandemic.
Keyphrases
- hip fracture
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- cardiovascular events
- palliative care
- risk factors
- minimally invasive
- healthcare
- total hip arthroplasty
- air pollution
- coronary artery bypass
- quality improvement
- particulate matter
- coronary artery disease
- cardiovascular disease
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- atrial fibrillation