Why the study?
Do the Charlson Comorbidity Index, age, BMI, and admission glucose predict 30-day mortality in older patients undergoing hip fracture surgery?
Population
485 older patients undergoing hip fracture surgery from January 1, 2000, to June 30, 2002
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
30 days
Authors
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Supports preoperative risk stratification by age, BMI, and CCI in hip fracture surgery; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
Do the Charlson Comorbidity Index, age, BMI, and admission glucose predict 30-day mortality in older patients undergoing hip fracture surgery?
Advanced age, low BMI, and high Charlson Comorbidity Index are independently associated with postoperative 30-day mortality in older patients undergoing hip fracture surgery.
Kirkland et al. (2011) studied this question.
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