In elderly patients (>80 years) undergoing hip surgery and requiring ICU care, delayed surgery, need for mechanical ventilation, and inotropic support are significantly associated with increased hospital mortality.
May flag high-risk elderly hip fracture ICU patients; hypothesis-generating for trials on surgical timing.
As in all the world, expected life time has extended in our country as well which increases yearly operated elderly patient rate. Surgical intervention for hip fracture is one of the most common operations among them Materials and Method: This study was done between 2014 and 2015 at Karabk Education and Research Hospital ICU. Who were older than age of 80, operated for hip surgery and monitorized at ICU postoperatively included to study.
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