Is There a Role for Early Palliative Intervention in Frail Older Patients With a Neck of Femur Fracture?

BACKGROUND: Patients with a neck of femur fracture have a high mortality rate. National outcomes have improved significantly as the management of this patient group is prioritized. In 2016, however, 4398 (6.7%) patients died within 30 days of admission. OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether palliative c...

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Autores principales: Davies, Andrew, Tilston, Thomas, Walsh, Katherine, Kelly, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2018
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6042004/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30013810
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2151459318782232

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6042004/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30013810
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2151459318782232

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