Effect of early surgery after hip fracture on mortality and complications: systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Guidelines exist for the surgical treatment of hip fracture, but the effect of early surgery on mortality and other outcomes that are important for patients remains unclear. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the effect of early surgery on the risk of death and common postoperative complications among elderly patients with hip fracture.

Methods

We searched electronic databases (including MEDLINE and EMBASE), the archives of meetings of orthopedic associations and the bibliographies of relevant articles and questioned experts to identify prospective studies, published in any language, that evaluated the effects of early surgery in patients undergoing procedures for hip fracture. Two reviewers independently assessed methodologic quality

SUBMITTER: Simunovic N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2952007 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature