Question

A 78-year-old man presents after a fall with a displaced intertrochanteric hip fracture. He is in moderate pain, blood pressure 150/85 mm Hg and heart rate 88/min. According to best practice for geriatric hip fracture care, what is the optimal timing of surgery assuming he is medically optimised?

Accepted Answer

Within 24-48 hours

Answer

Within 6 hours

Answer

After 5-7 days to allow swelling to resolve

Answer

Timing is unimportant as long as surgery occurs within 2 weeks

Answer

Delay surgery until full normalisation of all lab abnormalities

Practice question

A 78-year-old man presents after a fall with a displaced intertrochanteric hip fracture. He is in moderate pain, blood pressure 150/85 mm Hg and heart rate 88/min. According to best practice for geriatric hip fracture care, what is the optimal timing of surgery assuming he is medically optimised?