The mortality burden of frailty in hip fracture patients: a nationwide retrospective study of cause-specific mortality.

Maximilian Peter Forssten Ahmad Mohammad IsmailIoannis IoannidisPer WretenbergTomas BorgDhanisha Jayesh TrivediMarcelo A F RibeiroShahin Mohseni

Published in: European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society (2022)

Frailty is associated with a significantly increased risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality at 30 and 90 days postoperatively. Across both timepoints, cardiovascular and respiratory events along with multiorgan failure were the most prevalent causes of mortality.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular events
hip fracture
risk factors
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
cross sectional
peritoneal dialysis
community dwelling