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cord-263046-3aerbonz	Hadfield, James N.	The Evolving COVID-19 Effect on Hip Fracture Patients	2020-06-15		.txt	text/plain	1311	70	52	Despite this, we have had outbreaks of COVID-19 infections in green zone wards, most notably in our elderly hip fracture patients who tested negative on admission but then became COVID positive in the days after surgery. Early observations and a departmental audit of hip fracture patients admitted during March and April of this year (surgically stabilised) demonstrated a trend to higher 30-day mortality in patients who subsequently tested COVID positive after surgery compared to those who did not. During the coronavirus pandemic, surgical teams operating on COVID-19 positive patients were subject to stringent personal protective equipment (PPE) protocols in theatre. Given the likely increased mortality associated with COVID-19, it is essential that we ensure vulnerable patient groups such as hip fractures continue to receive optimal care regardless of infection status. It can be concluded that patients who present to hospital with a hip fracture and have an initial positive COVID-19 test contracted the virus prior to admission.	./cache/cord-263046-3aerbonz.txt	./txt/cord-263046-3aerbonz.txt