Commentary: Optimizing perioperative care for elderly patients with a hip fracture: future directions?
(2024) Acta Anaesthesiologica Belgica — Vol. 75, n° 1, p. 3-4 (2024)
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- The annual prevalence of hip fractures rises to more than 1.5 million worldwide and ranges between 307 to 1269/ 100 000 in European countries. In Belgium, around 15 000 hip fractures are recorded each year, associated with significant morbidity and mortality rates. The prevalence is expected to increase with the aging population, making it a growing public health issue as mentioned by the World Health Organisation,WHO (“decade of healthy ageing”; https://www.who.int/ageing). [...]
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Manczak, B., & Lavand’homme, P. (2024). Commentary: Optimizing perioperative care for elderly patients with a hip fracture: future directions? Acta Anaesthesiologica Belgica, 75(1), 3-4. https://doi.org/10.56126/75.1.02 (Original work published 2024)