Key result
Among elderly patients surgically treated for hip fracture, the one-year mortality rate was 23.6%, with anemia and dementia being the main comorbidities associated with death.
Why the study?
What is the one-year mortality rate and associated comorbidities in elderly patients surgically treated for hip fracture?
Population
213 hospitalized patients aged 65 years or older with hip fracture who underwent surgery at a university…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
one-year
Authors
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Warrants attention to anemia and dementia in elderly hip fracture care; leaves open whether optimizing these improves survival.
Cohort (n=213)
No
What is the one-year mortality rate and associated comorbidities in elderly patients surgically treated for hip fracture?
In elderly patients undergoing hip fracture surgery, one-year mortality is high (23.6%) and is significantly associated with anemia and dementia.
Guerra et al. (2016) conducted a cohort in Hip fracture (n=213). Surgically treated hip fracture was evaluated on One-year mortality. Among elderly patients surgically treated for hip fracture, the one-year mortality rate was 23.6%, with anemia and dementia being the main comorbidities associated with death.
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