title: Perioperative management of elderly patients suffering a hip fracture.
abstract: Preparing elderly patients for emergency hip fracture surgery is a significant challenge for hospital staff. This article discusses the principles of preoperative care in these patients, and the rationale for such strategies, based on evidence and current guidelines. Such guidance increasingly reflects a national standard of care.
authors: Core Surgical Trainee in the Department of Orthopaedics, Royal Surrey Hospital, Guildford.
authors: Stephanie
authors: S
authors: Hili
authors: Specialist Registrar, Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton.
authors: Edward J C
authors: EJ
authors: Dawe
authors: Specialist Registrar, Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton.
authors: Edward A O
authors: EA
authors: Lindisfarne
authors: Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon in the Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton.
authors: Philip M
authors: PM
authors: Stott
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000698:Analgesia / Q000379:methods; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D004630:Emergencies; D005440:Fluid Therapy / Q000379:methods; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D008875:Middle Aged; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / Q000379:methods; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D013997:Time Factors