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Combination of measures of handgrip strength and red cell distribution width can predict in-hospital complications better than the ASA grade after hip fracture surgery in the elderly

BACKGROUND: Early detection of a high-risk patient following hip fracture surgery is of paramount clinical importance. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) grading is an easy and efficient index in predicting a worse outcome. The red cell distribution width (RDW) and handgrip strength, are ga...

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Autores principales: Ji, Hyung-Min, Han, Jun, Bae, Hi-Won, Won, Ye-Yeon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5577758/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28854917
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-017-1738-3