Kamal Maheshwari, MD, MPH
Chicago—When it comes to surgery for patients with hip fractures, earlier is better. A database analysis by a team of Cleveland Clinic researchers concluded that for every 10-hour increase in time from hospital admission to surgery, one-year mortality in these patients increased by 5%.
“There is considerable debate regarding the timing of surgery after hip fracture,” said Kamal Maheshwari, MD, MPH, director of the Center of Perioperative Intelligence,