In-Hospital Mortality Risk and Discharge Disposition Following Hip Fractures: An Analysis of the Texas Trauma Registry.
Victor H MartinezJaime A QuirarteRebecca N TreffallsSekinat McCormickCase W MartinChristina I BradyPublished in: Geriatric orthopaedic surgery & rehabilitation (2023)
Regardless of age, severity of the injury or admission hemodynamics, intertrochanteric fractures and Hispanic/Latino patients had an increased risk of in-hospital mortality. Patients who were uninsured, Hispanic, or Black were discharged home rather than to rehabilitation, regardless of age, ISS, or payment method.