Miliaan L Zeelenberg, Dennis Den Hartog, Esther M M Van Lieshout, Hugo H Wijnen, Hanna C Willems, Taco Gosens, Jeroen Steens, Romke Van Balen, Rutger G Zuurmond, Sverre A I Loggers, Pieter Joosse, Michael H J Verhofstad
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to provide a comprehensive overview of (preoperative and geriatric) diagnostic testing, abnormal diagnostic tests and their subsequent interventions, and clinical relevance in frail older adults with a hip fracture. METHODS: Data on clinical consultations, radiological, laboratory, and microbiological diagnostics were extracted from the medical files of all patients included in the FRAIL-HIP study (inclusion criteria: hip fracture, > 70 years, living in a nursing home with malnourishment/cachexia and/or impaired mobility and/or severe co-morbidity)...
February 28, 2024: European Geriatric Medicine