Chapter 16: Guidelines for the Provision of Anaesthesia Services for Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery 2023
Anaesthetists should facilitate surgery within 36 hours of a hip fracture.51 Surgery should be delayed only if the benefits of additional medical treatment outweigh the risks of delaying surgery. The risks of delay associated with pain and immobility contribute to poor outcomes to a far greater extent than correction of an abnormality to a particular numerical value.45