ArticleSingapore medical journal2017
Clinical outcomes and hospital length of stay in 2,756 elderly patients with hip fractures: a comparison of surgical and non-surgical management.
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- Quality of Life and Functional Independence of Hip Fracture Patients: Data from a Single Center Follow-Up Study in Sri Lanka.Annals of geriatric medicine and research · 2021Article
- The incidence of severe urinary tract infection increases after hip fracture in the elderly: a nationwide cohort study.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Effect of Nonsurgical Versus Surgical Management on Geriatric Hip Fracture Mortality of Hispanic-American Male Veterans.Geriatric orthopaedic surgery & rehabilitation · 2021Article
- What factors affect length of hospital stay among trauma patients? A single-center study, Southwestern Iran.Chinese journal of traumatology = Zhonghua chuang shang za zhi · 2020Article
- Relationship between comorbidities and treatment decision-making in elderly hip fracture patients.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2019Observational
- Serum miR-146a and miR-150 as Potential New Biomarkers for Hip Fracture-Induced Acute Lung Injury.Mediators of inflammation · 2018Article
- Presumed consent: licenses and limits inferred from the case of geriatric hip fractures.BMC medical ethics · 2017Article
- Length of hospital stay and mortality of hip fracture surgery in patients with Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Current orthopaedic practiceReview
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Abstract
introductionThe purpose of this study was to compare the clinical outcomes of elderly hip fracture patients who received surgical treatment with those who received non-surgical treatment.
methodsThis retrospective study involved 2,756 elderly patients with hip fractures who were admitted over a six-year period. The patients' biodata, complications, ambulatory status at discharge and length of hospital stay were obtained from the institution's hip fracture registry.
resultsAmong the 2,756 hip fracture patients, 2,029 (73.6%) underwent surgical intervention, while 727 (26.4%) opted for non-surgical intervention. The complication rate among the patients who underwent surgical intervention was 6.6%, while that among the patients who underwent non-surgical intervention was 12.5% (p < 0.01). The mean length of hospital stay for the surgical and non-surgical hip fracture patients was 15.7 days and 22.4 days, respectively (p < 0.01).
conclusionSurgical management of hip fractures among the elderly is associated with a lower complication rate, as well as a reduced length of hospital stay.
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