Anemia at Presentation Predicts Acute Mortality and Need for Readmission Following Geriatric Hip Fracture

Anemia at Presentation Predicts Acute Mortality and Need for Readmission Following Geriatric Hip Fracture

Background:. There is a paucity of research regarding the relationship between anemia and postoperative morbidity and mortality among geriatric patients presenting with hip fracture. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of anemia at presentation on 30-day morbidity and mortality a...

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Main Authors: Gareth Ryan, BSc(Hons), Lauren Nowak, PhD, Luana Melo, PhD, Sarah Ward, MD, MSc, FRCSC, Amit Atrey, MD, MSc, FRCSC, Emil H. Schemitsch, MD, FRCSC, Aaron Nauth, MD, MSc, FRCSC, Amir Khoshbin, MD, MSc, FRCSC
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2020-09-01
Series:JBJS Open Access
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/jbjsoa/fulltext/10.2106/JBJS.OA.20.00048

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