Key result
A postoperative inpatient pulmonary rehabilitation program significantly reduced the incidence of pneumonia to 5.9% compared to 13.9% with standard care in elderly patients after hip fracture surgery.
Why the study?
Does a postoperative pulmonary rehabilitation program reduce the incidence of pneumonia in elderly patients after hip fracture surgery?
Population
240 elderly patients (≥65 years) with a new hip fracture who underwent surgery (163 women and 77 men)
Comparison
Standard care plus postoperative pulmonary… vs Standard care alone
Design
Cohort, Nonrandomized, quasi-experimental
Authors
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May support postoperative pulmonary rehabilitation to lower pneumonia risk in elderly hip fracture patients; hypothesis-generating pending randomized confirmation.
Observational (n=240)
No
Does a postoperative pulmonary rehabilitation program reduce the incidence of pneumonia in elderly patients after hip fracture surgery?
Absolute Event Rate: 5.9% vs 13.9%
p-value: p=0.048
A postoperative pulmonary rehabilitation program significantly reduces the incidence of pneumonia in elderly patients undergoing hip fracture surgery.
Chang et al. (2018) conducted an observational in Hip fracture (n=240). Postoperative inpatient pulmonary rehabilitation program vs. Standard care was evaluated on Incidence of pneumonia (p=0.048). A postoperative inpatient pulmonary rehabilitation program significantly reduced the incidence of pneumonia to 5.9% compared to 13.9% with standard care in elderly patients after hip fracture surgery.
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