Status:
UNKNOWN
Optimization Study of Cardiac Risk Patients With Hip Fracture
Lead Sponsor:
University Hospital, Linkoeping
Collaborating Sponsors:
Region Örebro County
Ryhov County Hospital
Conditions:
Left Ventricular Dysfunction
Femoral Fracture
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Elderly patients undergoing surgery for proximal hip fracture have a high risk of morbidity and mortality (M\&M) postoperatively. Several studies including some from the investigators department have ...
Detailed Description
This is a prospective, open, randomized, multi-center study. Primary screening of patients would take place in the Emergency room or Orthopedic ward according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria (...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients \> 65 yrs
- Proximal femur fracture where the patient is planned to be operated during the day (Monday-Friday).
- NT-proBNP \> 900 ng/l in patients 65-75 yrs old, and \>1800 ng/l in patients \> 75 yrs.
- Informed consent provided by the patient.
- All of the above criteria must be fulfilled before the patient can be included in the study.
Exclusion
- Informed consent cannot be provided
- Mental or verbal difficulty in understanding or expressing willingness to participate in the study.
- Instable angina pectoris.
- Ongoing myocardial infarct or ischemia
- Circulatory shock
- Decompensated cardiac failure or pulmonary oedema
- Pathologic femur fracture
- Chronic haemodialysis
- Cardiac valve incompetence that has haemodynamic consequences
- Any one of the above is a criterion for exclusion.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
February 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
200 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01219712
Start Date
January 1 2011
End Date
February 1 2013
Last Update
October 13 2010
Active Locations (3)
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Department of Anaesthesia & Intensive Care
Jönköping, Sweden, SE-50185
2
Department of Anaesthesia & Intensive Care, University Hospital
Linköping, Sweden, SE-58185
3
Department of Anaesthesia & Intensive Care, University Hospital
Örebro, Sweden, SE-70185