Hanna C. Willems

Elective admissions and treatments in the final three months of life: a nationwide retrospective study of older adults

PURPOSE: Research on potentially inappropriate care at the end of life in older adults rarely distinguishes between acute and elective care. As elective care is plannable, it allows for timely deliberation on its appropriateness. This study aimed to explore elective hospital care...

Use of neurolytic nerve blocks and mortality in nonoperative management of hip fracture patients

Aims: Nonoperative management may be suitable for very frail hip fracture patients; in these instances, neurolytic nerve blocks with phenol could act as a long-term analgesic, with potentially fewer disadvantages compared with systemic analgesia. While neurolytic nerve blocks are...