We convened a multidisciplinary Working Party on behalf of the Association of Anaesthetists
to update the 2011 guidance on the peri‐operative management of people with hip fracture …

Surveys and registries are needed to verify that real-life daily practice is in keeping with what
is recommended in the guidelines, thus completing the loop between clinical research …

Myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery (MINS) differs from myocardial infarction in being
defined by troponin elevation apparently from cardiac ischemia with or without signs and …

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is a critical skill for all regional anesthesiologists and pain
physicians to help diagnose relevant complications related to routine practice and guide …

Background Hip fracture is a common injury in older people with a high rate of postoperative
morbidity and mortality. This patient group is also at high risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) and …

Focused echocardiography is becoming a widely used tool to aid clinical assessment by
anaesthetists and critical care physicians. At the present time, most physicians are not yet …

Conclusions Presently, our specialty requires consensus by expert stakeholders to address
issues of competence, certification, development of standards and terminology, and the …

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) uses ultrasound at the bedside to aid decision-making in
acute clinical scenarios. The increased use of ultrasound for regional anesthesia and …

Orthogeriatric hip fractures have high morbidity and mortality rates. Modern management
focuses on multidisciplinary collaboration for prompt surgical stabilization, early mobilization …

Preoperative clinical risk indices and risk calculators estimate surgical risk with moderate
accuracy. Although novel biomarkers, specialized preoperative testing, and immediate …