Preop cardiac test hampers timely hip fracture surgery

May 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. Preop cardiac test hampers timely hip fracture surgery -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preoperative cardiac stress tests in hip fracture patients lead to unnecessary surgical delays and prolonged hospital stays, according to Mayo Clinic researchers. Dr. Stephen Sems and colleagues in Rochester, MN, retrospectively looked at 1010 proximal femur fractures in 973 patients treated between 2001 and 2006. Fifty-four patients underwent preoperative cardiac stress testing with either dobutamine stress echocardiography or sestamibi.

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