The effect of an immediate pre-operative haemoglobin blood test on hip fracture patient outcomes: A before and after cohort study

Not Applicable

Terminated

• Conditions: femur fracture; Anaesthesiology - Other anaesthesiology; Surgery - Other surgery; anaemia; hip fracture; post-operative complications

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619000650190
• Lead Sponsor: Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-05-01
• Study Completion: 2020-03-12
• Last Update Posted: 18 October 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Stopped early
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

•Patients with a low impact hip fracture requiring surgical intervention
•Adults aged >50years
•Patients able to consent to participate in the research study

Exclusion Criteria

•Elective surgery
•Hip fracture surgery to repair/replace fractures of pre-existing prosthesis or metal work
•Jehovah’s Witnesses/ Patients refusing treatment for low Hb
•Complicated fractures caused by cancer, metastases or tumour of the femur
•Pregnancy

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Acute Hospital Length of Stay (LOS)[LOS will be assessed by review of medical records and by utilising a patient tracking health program called webPAS (the web based Patient Administration System).]