Multicenter pilot RCT (3 sites, Canada and India) testing whether a full-scale trial comparing accelerated hip fracture care — rapid medical clearance targeting surgery within 6 hours of diagnosis — versus standard care is feasible, while collecting preliminary data on 30-day major perioperative complications.
When a hip fracture patient arrives during daytime hours, this trial shows that surgery within 6 hours is operationally achievable — and the trend toward fewer deaths, less delirium, and fewer cardiac events in the accelerated group provides the clinical rationale for the definitive HIP ATTACK trial.
Barriers to rapid surgery (anticoagulation, OR access) are modifiable and should be addressed proactively at your institution.
Multicenter pilot RCT (3 sites, Canada and India) testing whether a full-scale trial comparing accelerated hip fracture care — rapid medical clearance targeting surgery within 6 hours of diagnosis — versus standard care is feasible, while collecting preliminary data on 30-day major perioperative complications.
When a hip fracture patient arrives during daytime hours, this trial shows that surgery within 6 hours is operationally achievable — and the trend toward fewer deaths, less delirium, and fewer cardiac events in the accelerated group provides the clinical rationale for the definitive HIP ATTACK trial.
Barriers to rapid surgery (anticoagulation, OR access) are modifiable and should be addressed proactively at your institution.