Why the study?
Does performing hip surgery within 48 hours improve cost-effectiveness compared to delaying surgery past the third day in elderly patients with hip fractures?
Observational (n=191)
No
Does performing hip surgery within 48 hours improve cost-effectiveness compared to delaying surgery past the third day in elderly patients with hip fractures?
Early hip fracture surgery (within 48 hours) is more cost-effective than delayed surgery.
May support expedited hip fracture surgery for cost savings; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
This retrospective study evaluated the economic consequences of delaying hip fracture surgery in 191 elderly patients. Data was collected regarding fracture type, surgery, timing of surgery, background diseases, postoperative hospital stay, and complications. In addition, calculation of the drugs administered to the patients, cost of the surgery, blood transfusion, physiotherapy, laboratory examinations, radiographs, and any financial data were evaluated. Spending more resources for performing hip surgery within 48 hours is more cost-effective than delaying surgery past the third day.
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Shabat et al. (2003) conducted an observational in Hip fractures (n=191). Hip surgery within 48 hours vs. Delaying surgery past the third day was evaluated on Cost-effectiveness.
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