Key result
An operative delay of 3 or more days approximately doubled the risk of one-year mortality compared to surgery within 2 days in older patients with a hip fracture.
Why the study?
Does an operative delay of 3 or more days increase one-year mortality and postoperative complications in older patients with a hip fracture?
Population
367 patients with a hip fracture, at least 65 years old, cognitively intact, living at home, and able to…
Comparison
Operative delay vs Operation within two calendar days after admission
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
one year
Authors
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May support expediting surgery within 2 days; leaves open causality in observational data.
Cohort (n=367)
Does an operative delay of 3 or more days increase one-year mortality and postoperative complications in older patients with a hip fracture?
Effect estimate: approximately doubled the risk
An operative delay of more than two calendar days after admission is an important predictor of one-year mortality in elderly, previously independent patients with a hip fracture.
Zuckerman et al. (1995) conducted a cohort in fracture of the hip (n=367). Operative delay (≥3 calendar days) vs. Operation within 2 calendar days was evaluated on Postoperative complications and one-year mortality rate (approximately doubled the risk). An operative delay of 3 or more days approximately doubled the risk of one-year mortality compared to surgery within 2 days in older patients with a hip fracture.
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