Delays to surgery confer increased morbidity and mortality in elderly patients who have sustained hip fractures. Preoperative investigations including transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) are often requested. The aim of this study was to determine whether there were delays to surgery when these patients underwent preoperative TTE.
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