Alaa Abu-Saleh, Lior Feintuch, Adi Shani, Nimrod Rahamimov: Insertion of a urinary catheter on admission lowers acute kidney injury incidence in patients with hip fractures (Int Orthop . )

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common adverse event in patients undergoing hip fracture repair surgery, increasing morbidity and mortality. Our study hypothesis was that routine insertion of a urinary catheter, on admission to the hospital or immediately before surgery, will reduce AKI incidence in hip fracture patients.