Browsing Brage NIH by Author "Pollmann, Christian Thomas"
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Fast track hip fracture care and mortality – an observational study of 2230 patients
Pollmann, Christian Thomas; Røtterud, Jan Harald; Gjertsen, Jan-Erik; Dahl, Fredrik Andreas; Lenvik, Olav; Årøen, Asbjørn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: Hip fracture patients are frail and have a high mortality. We investigated whether the introduction of fast track care reduced the 30-day mortality after hip fractures. Methods: Fast track hip fracture care was ... -
Orthogeriatric co-management reduces incidence of delirium in hip fracture patients
Pollmann, Christian Thomas; Neerland, Bjørn Erik; Straume-Næsheim, Truls Martin; Årøen, Asbjørn; Mellingsæter, Marte R.; Watne, Leiv O. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Summary: Hip fracture patients often display an acute confusional state (delirium) which is associated with worse outcomes. In this observational study, we found that co-management of hip fracture patients by a multidisciplinary ... -
Surgical site infection after hip fracture – mortality and risk factors: An observational cohort study of 1,709 patients
Pollmann, Christian Thomas; Dahl, Fredrik Andreas; Årøen, Asbjørn; Røtterud, Jan Harald; Gjertsen, Jan-Erik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background and purpose — Surgical site infection (SSI) is a devastating complication of hip fracture surgery. We studied the contribution of early deep SSI to mortality after hip fracture surgery and the risk factors for ...