Factors associated with delirium and cognitive decline following hip fracture surgery.

Aims: Postoperative delirium (POD) and postoperative cognitive decline (POCD) are common surgical complications. In the UK, the Best Practice Tariff incentivizes the screening of delirium in patients with hip fracture. Further, a National Hip Fracture Database (NHFD) performance indicator is the reduction in the incidence of POD.

Pink pulseless hand following supra-condylar fractures: an audit of British practice.

A postal questionnaire was sent to the members of the British Society for Children's Orthopaedic Surgery to form a consensus on the management of displaced supra-condylar fractures especially when complicated by a 'pink pulseless hand'. A majority of the paediatric orthopaedic practitioners in the United Kingdom would deal with the uncomplicated supra-condylar fractures as soon as possible but not after midnight. In the absence of a radial pulse, stabilization would be considered even after midnight.