Clinical management of hip fractures in elderly patients with dementia and postoperative 30-day mortality: A population-based cohort study.

Jindong Ding Petersen Volkert Dirk Siersma Sonja Wehberg Connie Thurøe Nielsen Bjarke Viberg Frans Boch Waldorff

Published in: Brain and behavior (2020)

Increased mortality in patients with dementia could not be explained by the measured preoperative clinical management. Suboptimal handling of postoperative complication and rehabilitation are to be investigated for their role in the witnessed increased mortality for patients with dementia.

Keyphrases

mild cognitive impairment
patients undergoing
cardiovascular events
cognitive impairment
risk factors
high resolution