Key result
Preoperative echocardiographic delay was a significant risk factor for surgical delay (>48 hours) in elderly patients with hip fractures (OR 9.38; 95% CI 5.95-15.28).
Why the study?
Early surgery is recommended for hip fractures in elderly patients, but factors contributing to delayed surgery and associated outcomes required evaluation.
Does preoperative echocardiographic delay increase the risk of surgical delay and worsen outcomes in elderly patients with hip fractures?
Observational (n=895)
No
Does preoperative echocardiographic delay increase the risk of surgical delay and worsen outcomes in elderly patients with hip fractures?
Odds Ratio: 9.38 (95% CI 5.95–15.28)
Preoperative echocardiography significantly delays hip fracture surgery in elderly patients, which is associated with prolonged hospital stays.
Preoperative echo delay may drive surgical postponement and longer stays after hip fracture; leaves open whether expediting imaging improves outcomes.
Objectives: Early surgery is recommended for hip fractures in elderly patients. This study was performed to evaluate factors contributing to delayed surgery and associated outcomes in a secondary hospital in Japan with a rehabilitation centre. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the records of 895 patients aged >50 years [median age, 86 (81-91) years] treated for hip fractures at our institution from 2016 to 2020. We defined surgical delay as surgery performed >48 h after admission. We evaluated several risk factors for surgical delay and associated outcomes: mortality, length of hospital stay and walking status. Results: Binomial logistic regression analysis showed that several factors, including preoperative echocardiographic delay (odds ratio, 9.38; 95% confidence interval, 5.95-15.28), were risk factors for surgical delay. In the multiple regression analyses, surgical delay was a significant risk factor for a longer hospital stay (partial regression coefficient, 6.99; 95% confidence interval, 3.67-10.31). Conclusions: Our findings indicated that preoperative echocardiographic delay was one of the risk factors for surgical delay of hip fractures in elderly patients. Surgical delay was a risk factor for a longer hospital stay, including rehabilitation.
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Kaieda et al. (2024) conducted an observational in hip fractures (n=895). Preoperative echocardiographic delay vs. No preoperative echocardiographic delay was evaluated on Surgical delay (surgery performed >48 h after admission) (OR 9.38, 95% CI 5.95-15.28). Preoperative echocardiographic delay was a significant risk factor for surgical delay (>48 hours) in elderly patients with hip fractures (OR 9.38; 95% CI 5.95-15.28).
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