Journal article
Systematic review on the inclusion of patients with cognitive impairment in hip fracture trials: a missed opportunity?
Abstract
BACKGROUND: More than 320 000 hip fractures occur annually in North America. An estimated 30% of this population have cognitive impairment. We sought to determine the extent to which patients with cognitive impairment or dementia have been included in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) assessing hip fracture management.
METHODS: We conducted a systematic search of 3 electronic journal databases of articles published between January 2000 and …
Authors
Mundi S; Chaudhry H; Bhandari M
Journal
Canadian Journal of Surgery, Vol. 57, No. 4, pp. e141–e145
Publisher
Joule
Publication Date
August 2014
DOI
10.1503/cjs.023413
ISSN
0008-428X