Journal article
Effect of early surgery after hip fracture on mortality and complications: systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Guidelines exist for the surgical treatment of hip fracture, but the effect of early surgery on mortality and other outcomes that are important for patients remains unclear. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the effect of early surgery on the risk of death and common postoperative complications among elderly patients with hip fracture.
METHODS: We searched electronic databases (including MEDLINE and …
Authors
Simunovic N; Devereaux PJ; Sprague S; Guyatt GH; Schemitsch E; Debeer J; Bhandari M
Journal
Canadian Medical Association Journal, Vol. 182, No. 15, pp. 1609–1616
Publisher
Joule
Publication Date
October 19, 2010
DOI
10.1503/cmaj.092220
ISSN
0820-3946