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Predictors for 1-year mortality following hip fracture: a retrospective review of 465 consecutive patients

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Introduction

In Europe, trauma admissions and in particular hip fractures are on the rise. In recent years, health care systems have placed particular emphasis, including financial incentives, on delivering patients quickly and safely to surgery. At our unit, we have observed that hip fracture patients appear to be at significant risk of mortality even up to a year following injury. This study reviews a consecutive population of hip fracture patients to identify predictors of excess risk.

Materials and methods

Four hundred and sixty-five consecutive patients were treated over a 2-year period at our district general hospital with no ward-based orthogeriatricians. Follow-up was for 1 year following hip fracture admission. Statistical analysis of variables and their influence on 1-year mortality were performed by calculating odd’s ratio (OR) using a logistic regression model and a p value <0.05 was considered statistically significant.

Results

Four patients were lost to follow-up, 18 patients (4.1 %) were managed conservatively, 16 were too unwell for surgery and their mortality rate at 1 year was 50 %. Following hip fracture, we found an overall 1-year mortality rate of 15.1 %. Patients with a time to surgery ≥36 h were at significantly increased risk of mortality even up to 1 year. We did not identify a further reduction in mortality in those operated on within 24 h. Raised ORs (p > 0.05) were found with increasing comorbidity, surgery type, independence on discharge, alcohol ingestion, history of smoking, readmission and several biochemical markers.

Conclusion

Minimising mortality risk, even over the longer term, should begin on admission with prompt optimisation of any acute medical or biochemical abnormalities, followed by early surgery and intensive rehabilitation to maintain patients’ functional independence.

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We would like to acknowledge Denise Pattison who was fracture outcomes nurse and collated data during the study period.

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  2. Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Altnagelvin Hospital, Glenshane Road, County Londonderry, BT47 6SB, Northern Ireland

    A. Tucker, D. Marley & A. Foster

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Gavin Heyes, Adam Tucker, Dominic Marley and Andrew Foster would like to disclose that there were no sources of funding for this study and no conflicts of interest. We would like to acknowledge Denise Pattison who was fracture outcomes nurse and collated data during the study period.

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Heyes, G.J., Tucker, A., Marley, D. et al. Predictors for 1-year mortality following hip fracture: a retrospective review of 465 consecutive patients. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 43, 113–119 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-015-0556-2

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