Impact of echocardiography on one-month and one-year mortality of intertrochanteric fracture patients

KALEM M., KOCAOĞLU H., ŞAHİN E., Kocaoglu M. H., BAŞARIR K., KINIK H. H.

ACTA ORTHOPAEDICA ET TRAUMATOLOGICA TURCICA, vol.52, no.2, pp.97-100, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 52 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.aott.2017.12.006
  • Journal Name: ACTA ORTHOPAEDICA ET TRAUMATOLOGICA TURCICA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.97-100
  • Keywords: Trochanteric fracture, Mortality, Transthoracic echocardiography, Risk assessment, LEFT-VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY, HIP FRACTURE, EJECTION FRACTION, SURGERY, DISEASE, COHORT
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of preoperative echocardiography on patient survival, timing of surgery in length of hospital stay in patients who will undergo hip nailing for an intertrochanteric fracture.