Thomas G Jensen, Louise Ø Vinstrup, Simone Dalskov, Martin Aasbrenn, Henrik Palm, Søren A Rugolo, Merete T Vendelø, Signe Dollerup, Sine A N Eriksen, Troels H Lunn
INTRODUCTION: Surgical treatment of hip fractures within 24-48 hours decreases morbidity and mortality, but goals for early surgery have not been widely achieved so far. The primary aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility of implementation of a hip call, and the secondary aim was to investigate the effect of the hip call on time for pre-operative preparation and surgery compared to a historical control cohort. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From March 4, 2019 until June 30, 2019, admission of patients at Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg, Denmark, with a suspected hip fracture triggered an acute hip call...
September 2020: Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica