The role of preoperative cardiac investigation in emergency hip surgery

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1345-1347

  O'Heireamhoin, Sven ^a   Beyer, Thomas ^a   Ahmed, Motaz ^a   Mulhall, Kevin J ^a  

^a MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cardiac morbidity; Echocardiography; Hip fracture; Operative delay

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HIP FRACTURE; HIP SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; THERAPY DELAY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 81455154487     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318224cfa3     Document Type: Article

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