Key result
The overall incidence of delirium in older patients with hip fracture was 10.7%, with independent risk factors including advanced age, surgical treatment, dementia, infection, and acute coronary syndrome.
Why the study?
Delirium is a common complication of hip fracture that can be avoided or ameliorated by careful anticipatory case management, motivating an investigation into its incidence, risk factors, and impact on healthcare utilisation.
Cohort (n=1,304)
No
May inform targeted monitoring in older hip fracture patients; leaves open prospective validation and prevention trials.
Introduction. Delirium is a common complication of hip fracture that can be avoided or ameliorated by careful anticipatory case management. We aimed to investigate the incidence and risk factors of delirium in older patients with hip fracture treated in our structured integrated care unit, and to evaluate the impact of delirium on healthcare utilisation.
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Ho et al. (2021) conducted a cohort in Hip fracture (n=1,304). Risk factors (advanced age, surgical treatment, dementia, infection, acute coronary syndrome) vs. Absence of risk factors was evaluated on Incidence of delirium. The overall incidence of delirium in older patients with hip fracture was 10.7%, with independent risk factors including advanced age, surgical treatment, dementia, infection, and acute coronary syndrome.
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