Key result
Frail patients had a 4.6-fold higher risk of 6-month all-cause mortality compared to robust patients following surgical treatment for hip fracture (HR 4.60).
Why the study?
The effect of frailty levels on 1-, 3-, and 6-month postoperative emergency department visits, readmissions, and mortality following hip fracture treatment was unclear.
Does frailty increase the risk of mortality, readmissions, and emergency department visits in patients aged 50 years or older following surgical treatment of hip fracture?
Cohort (n=245)
Yes
Does frailty increase the risk of mortality, readmissions, and emergency department visits in patients aged 50 years or older following surgical treatment of hip fracture?
Hazard Ratio: 4.6 (95% CI 1.05–20.14)
p-value: p=0.043
Frailty and pre-frailty are significant predictors of adverse outcomes, including mortality, readmission, and emergency department visits, in older adults up to 6 months after hip fracture surgery.
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Supports frailty screening for mortality risk stratification after hip fracture surgery; extends observational data but leaves open intervention effects.
Chen et al. (2019) conducted a cohort in Hip fracture (n=245). Frailty vs. Robust patients was evaluated on All-cause mortality at 6 months (HR 4.60, 95% CI 1.05-20.14, p=0.043). Frail patients had a 4.6-fold higher risk of 6-month all-cause mortality compared to robust patients following surgical treatment for hip fracture (HR 4.60).
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