Preoperative Pressure Ulcers, Mortality, and Complications in Older Hip Fracture Surgery Patients.
Steven B PorterRaymond PlaJonathan H ChowRyan KeneallyRundell DouglasTricia DesvarieuxMatthew M CroweMichael A MazzeffiPublished in: Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews (2022)
We found that PPUs were independently associated with increased 30-day mortality, DVT, pneumonia, hospital length of stay, and unplanned hospital readmission.
Keyphrases
- hip fracture
- end stage renal disease
- cardiovascular events
- risk factors
- healthcare
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- acute care
- patients undergoing
- type diabetes
- coronary artery bypass
- intensive care unit
- cardiovascular disease
- coronary artery disease
- patient reported outcomes
- atrial fibrillation
- community dwelling
- patient reported
- wound healing
- surgical site infection
- community acquired pneumonia