Morbidity and Mortality following Surgery for Hip Fractures in Elderly Patients.
Hebattu-Allah E ZakiShereen M MousaSalma M S El SaidAhmed K MortagyPublished in: Journal of aging research (2019)
The POSSUM system had high specificity for predicting survivors (97.3%) but failed to predict mortality (sensitivity = 5.6%). The major risks for 6-month mortality are intensive care unit admission and lack of ambulation.
Keyphrases
- intensive care unit
- cardiovascular events
- minimally invasive
- emergency department
- coronary artery bypass
- young adults
- mechanical ventilation
- type diabetes
- coronary artery disease
- human health
- risk assessment
- acute coronary syndrome
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- structural basis
- atrial fibrillation
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- climate change