Nutritional Intervention and Outcomes in Elderly After Hip Fracture Surgery

Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 2020
Hip fracture is one of the most frequently occurred injury in the elderly and usually requires surgical treatment. Malnutrition is common in elderly patients with hip fracture and is associated with worse outcomes. This study is designed to test the hypothesize that, in elderly patients with malnutrition or at risk of malnutrition and scheduled for hip-fracture surgery, perioperative nutritional intervention may reduce early complications and improve long-term survival.
Epistemonikos ID: 0be2286f540b967c11acdf0389a455e86a602106
First added on: May 07, 2024