Aims. Current levels of
Aims. The aims of this study were to assess quality of life after
Aims. Surgery is often delayed in patients who sustain a
Aims. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between additional rehabilitation at the weekend, and in-hospital mortality and complications in patients with
Aims. The use of multimodal non-opioid analgesia in
Aims. This study aimed to compare mortality in trochanteric AO/OTA A1 and A2 fractures treated with an intramedullary nail (IMN) or sliding hip screw (SHS). The primary endpoint was 30-day mortality, with secondary endpoints at 0 to 1, 2 to 7, 8 to 30, 90, and 365 days. Methods. We analyzed data from 26,393 patients with trochanteric AO/OTA A1 and A2 fractures treated with IMNs (n = 9,095) or SHSs (n = 17,298) in the Norwegian
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The
Aims. Prior to the availability of vaccines, mortality for
Aims. The aim of this study was to examine perioperative blood transfusion practice, and associations with clinical outcomes, in a national cohort of
Aims. Patients with A1 and A2 trochanteric
Aims. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of hospital-level service characteristics on
Aims. Factors associated with high mortality rates in geriatric
Aims. This study aimed to identify risk factors (patient, healthcare system, and socioeconomic) for mortality after
Aims. The primary aim was to assess the independent influence of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on 30-day mortality for patients with a
Aims. The aim of this study was to describe variation in
Aims. To investigate if preoperative CT improves detection of unstable trochanteric
Aims. The aim of this study was to describe the current pathways of care for patients with a fracture of the hip in five low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) in South Asia (Nepal and Sri Lanka) and Southeast Asia (Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines). Methods. The World Health Organization Service Availability and Readiness Assessment tool was used to collect data on the care of
Aims. We assessed the value of the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) in the prediction of adverse outcome after
The aims were to assess whether vitamin D deficiency influenced mortality risk for patients presenting with a