Journal article
Hip Fracture With Elevated Troponin: Harbinger of Mortality or Need for Accelerated Surgery?
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine the association of elevated troponin levels with time to surgery and the risk of mortality and other key clinical outcomes among elderly patients with hip fracture who had measured troponin levels at hospital admission.
DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study.
Authors
O'Hara NN; Wu J; Rolle N; Sprague S; Devereaux PJ; Borges FK; Slobogean GP
Journal
Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, Vol. 36, No. 12, pp. 604–609
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
December 2022
DOI
10.1097/bot.0000000000002444
ISSN
0890-5339