Key Considerations for Frail Patients Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery

Improving preoperative care for elderly patients with hip fractures is crucial for achieving the best outcomes. A multidisciplinary team that can improve overall care quality by addressing patient’s medical conditions, analgesia, timely surgery, and early postoperative mobilization is required. This...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ana-Maria Dumitriu, Rǎzvan Ene, Liliana Mirea
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-10-01
Series:Clinics and Practice
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2039-7283/14/6/177
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1846105243616542720
author Ana-Maria Dumitriu
Rǎzvan Ene
Liliana Mirea
author_facet Ana-Maria Dumitriu
Rǎzvan Ene
Liliana Mirea
author_sort Ana-Maria Dumitriu
collection DOAJ
description Improving preoperative care for elderly patients with hip fractures is crucial for achieving the best outcomes. A multidisciplinary team that can improve overall care quality by addressing patient’s medical conditions, analgesia, timely surgery, and early postoperative mobilization is required. This narrative review provides insights regarding the extent of preoperative optimization needed for hip fracture surgery.
format Article
id doaj-art-e8fbd2d8a3844ee6be5faf7bf38a1b4d
institution Kabale University
issn 2039-7283
language English
publishDate 2024-10-01
publisher MDPI AG
record_format Article
series Clinics and Practice
spelling doaj-art-e8fbd2d8a3844ee6be5faf7bf38a1b4d2024-12-27T14:18:31ZengMDPI AGClinics and Practice2039-72832024-10-011462256226610.3390/clinpract14060177Key Considerations for Frail Patients Undergoing Hip Fracture SurgeryAna-Maria Dumitriu0Rǎzvan Ene1Liliana Mirea2Faculty of Medicine, ”Carol-Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, RomaniaFaculty of Medicine, ”Carol-Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, RomaniaFaculty of Medicine, ”Carol-Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, RomaniaImproving preoperative care for elderly patients with hip fractures is crucial for achieving the best outcomes. A multidisciplinary team that can improve overall care quality by addressing patient’s medical conditions, analgesia, timely surgery, and early postoperative mobilization is required. This narrative review provides insights regarding the extent of preoperative optimization needed for hip fracture surgery.https://www.mdpi.com/2039-7283/14/6/177elderlyfrailtyhip fracturerisk stratificationmultidisciplinary teamoptimization
spellingShingle Ana-Maria Dumitriu
Rǎzvan Ene
Liliana Mirea
Key Considerations for Frail Patients Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery
Clinics and Practice
elderly
frailty
hip fracture
risk stratification
multidisciplinary team
optimization
title Key Considerations for Frail Patients Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery
title_full Key Considerations for Frail Patients Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery
title_fullStr Key Considerations for Frail Patients Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery
title_full_unstemmed Key Considerations for Frail Patients Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery
title_short Key Considerations for Frail Patients Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery
title_sort key considerations for frail patients undergoing hip fracture surgery
topic elderly
frailty
hip fracture
risk stratification
multidisciplinary team
optimization
url https://www.mdpi.com/2039-7283/14/6/177
work_keys_str_mv AT anamariadumitriu keyconsiderationsforfrailpatientsundergoinghipfracturesurgery
AT razvanene keyconsiderationsforfrailpatientsundergoinghipfracturesurgery
AT lilianamirea keyconsiderationsforfrailpatientsundergoinghipfracturesurgery