Effect of increasing low serum hemoglobin level on functional recovery after hip fracture surgery in the elderly. A prospective randomized clinical trial.
- Conditions
- anemia in elderly patients with hip fracture after surgery100188491001732210005944
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON32131
- Lead Sponsor
- eids Universitair Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 400
Inclusion Criteria
age 65 years and older with hipfracture surgery
Exclusion Criteria
multi trauma patient or hemorrhagic shock
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The primary outcome measure is the number of days of admittance in the hospital<br /><br>counted from the first day of the hip surgery until the day of discharge or the<br /><br>day that the patient for medical reasons could have been discharged but due to<br /><br>external factors, like *no help at home* or no rehabilitation space available,<br /><br>has to stay in the hospital (the so called *wrong bed patient*). The day of<br /><br>discharge is determined by the functional performance of the patient and the<br /><br>ability to perform (almost) independency for daily activities.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Secondary outcomes are the following functional measurements:<br /><br>In hospital mortality, place of residence after hospital discharge, and in<br /><br>hospital complications like delirium, infections or cardiovascular events. </p><br>