The medical and economic impact of preoperative cardiac testing in elderly patients with hip fractures

Injury

Volumn 38, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2007, Pages 49-52

  Ricci, William M ^a   Rocca, Gregory J Della ^a   Combs, Christopher ^a   Borrelli, Joseph ^b  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac evaluations; Healthcare costs; Hip fracture; Medical clearance

Indexed keywords

THALLIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; IMAGING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIOVASCULAR; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548124798     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2007.08.011     Document Type: Article

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