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https://dora.health.qld.gov.au/qldresearchjspui/handle/1/5138| Title: | Brain Natriuretic Peptide levels on hospital admission are a useful predictor of cardiac complications and mortality in geriatric patients with proximal femur fractures | Authors: | Franco, Helena Wainwright, Chris Chernilo, Jonathan Tan, Ezekiel S L O'Callaghan, William |
Issue Date: | 2023 | Source: | Helena Franco, Chris Wainwright, Jonathan Chernilo, Ezekiel S.L. Tan, William O'Callaghan, Brain Natriuretic Peptide levels on hospital admission are a useful predictor of cardiac complications and mortality in geriatric patients with proximal femur fractures, Journal of Orthopaedics, Volume 36, 2023, Pages 82-87, ISSN 0972-978X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jor.2022.12.014. | Journal: | International Journal of Orthopaedic & Trauma Nursing | Abstract: | Proximal femur fractures in geriatric patients are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. This study investigates Brain Natriuretic Peptide immunoassay levels taken at the time of hospital admission in predicting cardiac complications and mortality in geriatric patients with a proximal femur fracture. | Description: | Cairns & Hinterland Hospital and Health Service (CHHHS) affiliated authors: Helena Franco, William O'Callaghan | DOI: | 10.1016/j.jor.2022.12.014 | Keywords: | Femoral neck fractures;Geriatric assessment;Hip fractures;Natriuretic peptide;Osteoporotic fractures | Type: | Article |
| Appears in Sites: | Cairns & Hinterland HHS Publications |
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