Open AccessIntramedullary Fixation Does Not Cause a Large Amount of Hidden Blood Loss in Elderly Patients with Intertrochanteric Fractures
Author(s) -
Junfei Guo,
Yingze Zhang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical interventions in aging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.184
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1178-1998
pISSN - 1176-9092
DOI - 10.2147/cia.s301737
Subject(s) - medicine , intramedullary rod , surgery , perioperative , blood transfusion , intertrochanteric fracture , retrospective cohort study , cohort , blood loss , fixation (population genetics) , mortality rate , femur , population , environmental health
Controversy remains around intramedullary fixation of intertrochanteric fractures in elderly patients when considering hidden blood loss (HBL). However, whether treating the fractures with intramedullary fixation causes a large amount of HBL is not known.