Status:

WITHDRAWN

Effects of Fast-tracking Geriatric Hip Fracture Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Sahlgrenska University Hospital

Conditions:

Hip Fracture

Eligibility:

All Genders

65+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether fast-tracking hip fracture patients to geriatric medicine wards, as opposed to standard care at the emergency room, results in less complications and ...

Detailed Description

Each year about 18000 persons in Sweden suffer from a hip fracture. These people are often among the oldest and have many complicating diseases. The one-year mortality after hip fracture is 20%. Due t...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • patients with low energy trauma with pain at the hip and/or groin AND
  • respiratory frequency: 8-25/minute AND
  • saturation: 90% or higher on air AND
  • pulse: 50-119 beats per minute AND
  • systolic blood pressure: \>90 mmHg AND
  • level of consciousness: Reaction level scale (RLS) 1 or Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) 14-15 AND
  • plasma-glucose: 3,0-25 mmol/l

Exclusion

  • We will exclude patients based on the following criteria:
  • distal status affected
  • suspicion of other simultaneous fracture
  • suspicion of head trauma or affected consciousness
  • suspicion of acute cardiac disease
  • signs of acute cardiac ischemia in electrocardiogram
  • generalized symtoms, except for pain in the hip

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2017

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04755686

Start Date

June 1 2013

End Date

June 1 2017

Last Update

February 16 2021

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Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal

Gothenburg, Sweden