Hip fracture surgery within 24 hours significantly reduced hospital length of stay (6 vs 8 days, P<0.001) but did not reduce mortality or major complications compared to surgery after 24 hours.
Cohort (n=276)
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Does hip surgery within 24 hours reduce mortality or complications in hip fracture patients?
Early hip fracture surgery within 24 hours reduces hospital length of stay but does not significantly reduce mortality or major complications compared to surgery after 24 hours.
Absolute Event Rate: 6% vs 8%
p-value: p=<0.001
Introduction The comparative results of early hip fracture surgery including mortality and postoperative complications in Thailand were not reported. Therefore, we conducted this study to compare the outcomes between patients who received hip surgery within and after 24 hours. Methods A retrospective study was conducted at a single center, a tertiary private hospital in Thailand. The medical records of patients who were admitted from 2018 to 2020 were reviewed. Patients aged .05) or postoperative complications ( P = .410) between the two groups. Conclusion While surgery within 24 hours showed some benefits, such as a shorter hospital stay and reduced pain rescue, it did not reduce mortality or major complications in hip fracture patients.
Unnanuntana et al. (Mon,) conducted a cohort in Hip fracture (n=276). Early hip fracture surgery within 24 hours vs. Surgery after 24 hours was evaluated on Length of hospital stay (days) (p=<0.001). Hip fracture surgery within 24 hours significantly reduced hospital length of stay (6 vs 8 days, P<0.001) but did not reduce mortality or major complications compared to surgery after 24 hours.