Should concurrent viral (including COVID-19) or bacterial infections be treated before performing surgery for hip fracture?: a systematic review
Aims: A systematic literature review focusing on how long before surgery concurrent viral or bacterial infections (respiratory and urinary infections) should be treated in hip fracture patients, and if there is evidence for delaying this surgery. Methods: A total of 11 databases were examined using...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery
2020-12-01
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Series: | Bone & Joint Research |
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Online Access: | https://online.boneandjoint.org.uk/doi/epdf/10.1302/2046-3758.912.BJR-2019-0045.R4 |