Serious cardiac and pulmonary complications are key drivers of mortality and prolonged length of stay following hip fracture repair.
Most patients had no medical complications after hip fracture repair. Serious cardiac and pulmonary complications were equally important in frequency, mortality, and survivors' length of stay. Patients with multiple complications had especially poor prognosis.
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