Perioperative care of the patient with hip fracture.
Primary care physicians can intervene to reduce perioperative complications due to comorbid medical illness in patients hospitalized with hip fracture. We review the role of the primary care physician in the treatment and prevention of perioperative morbidity and mortality.
Rhode Island Hospital, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brown Medical School, Providence, RI, USA.
Dominick
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Tammaro
Kelly A
KA
McGarry
Michele G
MG
Cyr
D000368:Aged; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000150:complications*; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic