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FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE OUTCOMES OF OLDER PATIENTS OPERATED DUE TO HIP FRACTURES

Overview
Journal Acta Ortop Bras
Specialty Orthopedics
Date 2023 May 8
PMID 37151722
Authors
Fernando Gonzalez Correa
Luan Toshio Serikawa
Roberto Bezerra Nicolau
Luis Felipe Brandt Ferres
Joao Carlos Pedro Filho
Fernando Baldy Dos Reis
Luiz Fernando Cocco
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Abstract

Objective: Evaluating clinical factors associated with mortality in older patients who underwent surgical correction of hip fractures.

Methods: This observational and retrospective study analyzed the medical records of 67 patients (aged older than 60 years), both men and women, who underwent surgical correction of hip fractures from 2019 to 2020 at Hospital São Paulo. The following variables were analyzed: age, sex, presence of comorbidities, affected hip region, and trauma mechanism. Statistical analyses were performed using the SPSS software.

Results: The mean age of patients was 78.12 ± 9.80 years and 80.6% of the sample were women. The prevalence of hip fractures on the right side (52.2%), in the transtrochanteric region (53.7%), and due to fall on the same level (88.1%) was higher. Systemic arterial hypertension (77.6%), diabetes mellitus (37.3%), and dementia (16.4%) were frequent comorbidities. The prevalence of death after fracture was 17.9% and it was associated with longer hospital stay after surgery (p = 0.028).

Conclusion: The prevalence of mortality of patients with hip fractures who underwent surgery was 17.9%. A longer hospital stay due to pre-existing comorbidities was the main factor related to this outcome.

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