Validation of the Nottingham Hip Fracture Score (NHFS) for the prediction of 30-day mortality in a Swedish cohort of hip fractures.

Fredrik OlsenFredrika LundborgJohan Kristiansson Mathias Hård Af Segerstad Sven-Erik Ricksten Bengt Nellgård

Published in: Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica (2021)

NHFS underestimated mortality in our cohort and showed poor discrimination. Revision of the formula based on a split dataset improved calibration. We suggest NHFS to be routinely implemented to support clinical judgements, expand preoperative assessment and escalate intraoperative monitoring.

Keyphrases

hip fracture
cardiovascular events
total hip arthroplasty
patients undergoing
total knee arthroplasty
risk factors
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