Preoperative Risk Factors of Dillon et al for Blood Transfusion in a Patient with a Hip Fracture

Purpose: To determine if a patient with a hip fracture is likely to need a blood transfusion based on the study of Dillon et al.

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Evaluation

Are you evaluating a patient with a hip fracture?

Yes

Age of the patient

years

Hemoglobin on admission

Does the patient have a peritrochanteric fracture?

Yes

Results

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Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

Number of risk factors for needing a blood transfusion

Is the patient at increased risk for being transfused?

The recommended blood order for the patient is

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Risk Factors
Other Testing
Criteria For Diagnosis
Severity, Prognosis, Stage
Complications
Differential Diagnosis And Mimics, Red Flags
- Predicting Need for Allogenic Blood Transfusion Following Surgery for Lung Cancer

Therapy

Options
- Transfusion Planning Algorithm of Weber in Surgical Patients with Cancer of the Head and Neck (TPRA Model)
Selection
Dosage Calculations

Monitoring

Complication Detection
- Risk Index of McCluskey et al for Predicting Massive Blood Transfusion Associated with Liver Transplant Surgery

Specialty

Clinical Laboratory
Surgery, general
Anesthesiology
Emergency Medicine
Critical Care

Objective

risk factors
severity
prognosis
stage
complications

ICD-10

S72.0 - Fracture of neck of femur

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Purpose: To determine if a patient with a hip fracture is likely to need a blood transfusion based on the study of Dillon et al.

Specialty: Clinical Laboratory, Surgery, general, Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine, Critical Care

Objective: risk factors, severity, prognosis, stage, complications

ICD-10: S72.0,

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