Preoperative Workup of Operative Hip Fracture Patients: A Survey

Abstract

Background: There may be disagreement among stakeholders on the need for preoperative cardiac screening for elderly hip fracture patients. Purpose: We sought to assess preoperative workup perceptions among physicians for hip fracture patients across specialties, specifically considering a patient’s cardiovascular risk. Methods: A case-based survey was distributed to 50 physicians in each of the 4 departments involved in preoperative patient care: orthopedic surgery (OS), anesthesiology (A), cardiology (C), and hospital medicine (HM). The survey asked about which clinical presentations required a cardiology consult, as well as about further preoperative imaging and laboratory work. Single score intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) was used to compare agreement. Results: Of the 200 surveys sent out, 33 responses (16.5% response rate) were received. Between all specialties, there was 72% agreement about preoperative cardiology consult need (intraclass correlation coefficient [ICC] = 0.063 or poor) and 71% agreement about preoperative transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) need (ICC = 0.188 or poor). Within each specialty (A, C, HM, OS) ICCs measuring agreement for the need for cardiology consult were 0.812 (good), 0.561 (moderate), 0.457 (poor), and 0.414 (poor), respectively, and for the need for preoperative TTE were 0.852 (good), 0.441 (poor), 0.848 (good), and 0.188 (poor), respectively. Common preoperative testing requested included complete blood count, basic metabolic panel in all cases, and electrocardiogram with troponins if perioperative acute coronary syndrome symptoms were present. Conclusion: This survey suggests that there may be varying levels of agreement within specialties and poor agreement between specialties on the need for cardiology consultation and preoperative imaging for hip fracture patients. This suggests the need for established, reliable preoperative workup protocols with input from different specialties to streamline preoperative care for patients before hip fracture surgery.

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preoperative workup hip fracture care pathway survey cardiology consult echocardiogram stakeholders

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