Blood transfusion and risk of infection in frail elderly after hip fracture surgery: the TRIFE randomized controlled trial

European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1031-1038

  Gregersen, Merete ^a   Damsgaard, Else Marie ^a   Borris, Lars Carl ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; Frail elderly; Hip fracture; Infection

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFUROXIME; DICLOXACILLIN; HEMOGLOBIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VERY ELDERLY; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CROSS INFECTION; HIP FRACTURES; HOME FOR THE AGED; HOSPITALIZATION; METABOLISM; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

AGED; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CROSS INFECTION; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HIP FRACTURES; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84937973809     PISSN: 16338065     EISSN: 14321068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00590-015-1609-2     Document Type: Article

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