Given the well-recognized imperative to treat hip fractures as expeditiously as possible, there can arise uncertainty regarding the balance between preoperative medical optimization and delay of surgery. Echocardiography is often felt to considerably delay surgery with limited change to patient management.
Heireamhoin SO, Ahmed M, Mulhall KJ. J Trauma. 2011 Aug 11. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 21841513
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