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Published in: Osteoporosis International 4/2010

Open Access 01-12-2010 | Review

Providing perioperative care for patients with hip fractures

Authors: G. T. C. Wong, N. C. H. Sun

Published in: Osteoporosis International | Special Issue 4/2010

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Abstract

Providing perioperative care for patients with hip fractures can present major challenges for the anaesthesiologist. These patients often have multiple comorbidities, the deterioration of any one of which may have precipitated the fall. A careful balance has to be achieved between minimising the time before operation and spending time to optimise their medical status. This review will present insights into preoperative patient assessment and optimization in this group of patients from the anaesthesiologists’ perspective. In particular, it will highlight important medical issues of concern that may alter anaesthetic risks and management. With a greater understanding of what these issues are, potentially a more prompt and integrated approach to managing these patients may be made. Hopefully, this would result in minimising last minute cancellations due to medical reasons for these patients.
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Metadata
Title
Providing perioperative care for patients with hip fractures
Authors
G. T. C. Wong
N. C. H. Sun
Publication date
01-12-2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Osteoporosis International / Issue Special Issue 4/2010
Print ISSN: 0937-941X
Electronic ISSN: 1433-2965
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-010-1400-5

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