The clinical efficacy of Shengyu decoction in the treatment of anemia after PFNA for elderly intertrochanteric fracture: A protocol of prospective, randomized, controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Femoral intertrochanteric fractures (ITF) occur frequently in the elderly, accounting for 45% of all hip fractures. Postoperative anemia after fracture tends to cause ischemia, hypoxia in cells, tissues and organs, increasing the rate of blood transfusion, risk of infection, disability and mortality. Meanwhile, traditional Chinese medicine is widely used in the treatment of anemia for activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis.

Methods

This study is a prospective, outcome assessor-, and data analyst-blinded randomized controlled clinical trial. The objective of this proposed study was to investigate whether Shengyu Decoction could improve the symptoms of anemia after proximal femoral nail antirotation in elderly ITF patients. After qualifying for scree

SUBMITTER: Lu W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8830862 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature