Hip Fracture Impact on Vascular Events In Noncardiac Surgery patIents: a cOhort evaluatioN (Hip VISION): Pilot Study

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients aged ≥ 18 years with hip fractures (i.e. fractures involving the subcapital, femoral neck, or intertrochanteric regions), treated either operatively or non-operatively

2. Mechanism of injury consistent with either:

   1. A fall from a standing height or;
   2. Another mechanism of injury which, in the clinical judgment of an orthopedic surgeon, would impart the same or less traumatic energy as a fall from a standing height

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients with fractures isolated to the proximal femoral shaft, with no involvement of the intertrochanteric, femoral neck, or subcapital region
2. Patients with hip fractures resulting from high energy mechanisms, such as motor vehicle accidents or falls from a substantial height
3. Patient who refuse 30-day or 6-month follow up
4. Patients who refuse to consent either by themselves or through a substitute decision-maker (for patients unable to consent, we will use a deferred consent process, as described below).