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Is operative delay associated with increased mortality of hip fracture patients? Systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression

T. Shiga, Z. Wajima, Y. Ohe

2008.3.1Canadian Journal of Anesthesia-Journal canadien d anesthesie

DOI: 10.1007/bf03016088

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In hip fracture patients, operative delay beyond 48 hr after admission may increase the odds of 30-day all-cause mortality by 41% and of one-year all- cause mortality by 32%.

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SHIGA, T.; WAJIMA, Z.; OHE, Y. Is operative delay associated with increased mortality of hip fracture patients? Systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia-Journal canadien d anesthesie, 2008, 55: 146–154.