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ArticleJournal of Korean medical science2020

Effect of Pneumonia on All-cause Mortality after Elderly Hip Fracture: a Korean Nationwide Cohort Study.

Suk Yong Jang, Yonghan Cha, Jun Il Yoo, Young Tak Yu, Jung Taek Kim, Chan Ho Park, Wonsik Choy

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Article in Journal of Korean medical science, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Suk Yong Jang *Department of Preventive Medicine, Eulji University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0558-1505
Yonghan Cha *Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Eulji University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7616-6694
Jun Il YooDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Jinju, Korea. furim@hanmail.net.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3575-4123
Young Tak YuDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Eulji University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7914-3327
Jung Taek KimDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ajou University Medical Center, Suwon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4243-5793
Chan Ho ParkDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yeungnam University Medical Center, Daegu, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0409-8132
Wonsik ChoyDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Eulji University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9020-5832
Daejeon Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University · KRAjou University · KREulji University · KRGyeongsang National University Hospital · KRYeungnam University Medical Center · KR

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Abstract

backgroundThe purposes of this study were 1) to investigate the incidence of pneumonia during hospitalization in elderly hip fracture patients, 2) to evaluate the effect of pneumonia on 30 day to 1 year mortality and 3) to analyze the impact of age and gender on the mortality rate in the pneumonia patients using a nationwide cohort of Korea.

methodsThe Korean National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) database included approximately 5.5 million Korean enrollees > 60 years of age. A total of 588,147 participants were randomly selected for senior cohort using 10% simple random sampling. We identified senile (> 65 years old) patients who underwent hip fracture surgery from January 2005 to December 2014 and those who developed pneumonia during hospitalization from the NHIS-Senior cohort. The index date of hip fracture occurrence was defined as the date of admission to the acute care hospital. The last date of follow-up was defined as the date of death or 31 December 2015, whichever came first. A multivariable-adjusted Cox proportional hazards model was used to investigate the effects of pneumonia on all-cause mortality.

resultsDuring the enrollment period, a total of 14,736 patients, who were older than 65 years, underwent hip fracture surgeries. Among them, 1,629 patients (11.05%) developed pneumonia during the hospitalization. The pneumonia incidence was 16.39% (601/3,666) in men patients and 9.29% (1,028/10,042) in women patients. Compared to 13,107 non-pneumonia patients, adjusted relative risk (aRR) of death in pneumonia patients was 2.69 (95% confidence interval [CI], 2.14-3.38;

conclusionThe prevalence of pneumonia in elderly hip fracture patients was 11.05%. Men had higher incidence (16.39%) than women (9.29%). Compared to non-pneumonia patients, the pneumonia patients had higher 30-day to 1-year mortalities with aRR of 2.31 to 3.40. They had increased mortality in all age groups older than 65 years with aRR of 1.52 to 4.08. Both genders of pneumonia patients had higher risk of mortality (aRR, 3.63 in men and 3.27 in women) compared to non-pneumonia patients.

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AgedAged, 80 and overCause of DeathCohort StudiesDatabases, FactualFemaleHip FracturesHumansIncidenceKaplan-Meier EstimateMalePneumoniaPostoperative PeriodRepublic of KoreaRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsElderlyHip FractureNational Health InsurancePneumonia

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