Why the study?
Can basic medical variables predict in-hospital mortality in very old patients undergoing hip surgery for femoral fracture?
Population
171 elderly patients undergoing hip surgery because of femoral fracture, divided into a study group and a…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
In-hospital
Authors
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Basic medical variables should not yet guide mortality prediction in very old hip fracture patients; leaves open the need for refined models.
Can basic medical variables predict in-hospital mortality in very old patients undergoing hip surgery for femoral fracture?
In-hospital mortality after hip surgery in very old patients cannot be adequately predicted based on underlying medical conditions alone.
Capparella et al. (1994) studied this question.
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