Waiting more than 24 hours for hip fracture surgery is associated with increased risk of adverse outcomes for sicker patients: a nationwide cohort study of 63,998 patients using the Swedish Hip Fracture Register

CONCLUSION: The associations between waiting > 24 hours for hip fracture surgery and AF, CHF, and acute ischemia suggest that shorter waiting time may reduce adverse outcomes for the sicker patients.PMID:36847752 | PMC:PMC9972166 | DOI:10.2340/17453674.2023.9595

Source: Acta Orthopaedica - February 27, 2023 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Katarina Greve Stina Ek Erzs ébet Bartha Karin Modig Margareta Hedstr öm Source Type: research