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Title: Factors influencing the six-month mortality rate in patients with a hip fracture
Authors: Prodović T.
Ristic, Branko
Rancic, Nemanja
Bukumirič Z.
Stepanovic Z.
Ignjatović Ristić D.
Issue Date: 2016
Abstract: © National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia. Background. There are several potential risk factors in patients with a hip fracture for a higher rate of mortality that include: comorbid disorders, poor general health, age, male gender, poor mobility prior to injury, type of fracture, poor cognitive status, place of residence. The aim of this study was to assess the influence of potential risk factors for six-month mortality in hip fracture patients. Methods. The study included all patients with a hip fracture older than 65 who had been admitted to the Clinic for orthopaedic surgery during one year. One hundred and ninety-two patients were included in the study. Results. Six months after admission due to a hip fracture, 48 patients had died (6-month mortality rate was 25%). The deceased were statistically older than the patients who had survived. Univariate regression analysis indicated that six variables had a significant effect on hip fracture patients' survival: Age, mobility prior to the fracture, poor cognitive status, activity of daily living, comorbidities and the place where they had fallen. Multivariate regression modelling showed that the following factors were independently associated with mortality at 6 months post fracture: poor cognitive status, poor mobility prior to the fracture, comorbid disease. Conclusion. Poor cognitive status appeared to be the strongest mortality predictor. The employment of brief tests for cognitive status evaluation would enable orthopaedists to have good criteria for the choice of treatment for each patient screened.
URI: https://scidar.kg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/9093
Type: article
DOI: 10.1515/sjph-2016-0015
ISSN: 0351-0026
SCOPUS: 2-s2.0-84962163790
Appears in Collections:Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kragujevac

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