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Effect of dementia on all-cause mortality in hip fracture surgery: a retrospective study on a nationwide Korean cohort.

Sung Hoon JeongHyeon Ji LeeSeung Hoon KimEun Cheol ParkSuk-Yong Jang
Published in: BMJ open (2023)
Dementia is a risk factor for 1-year all-cause mortality after hip fracture surgery. To improve the postoperative outcomes of patients with dementia who have undergone hip fracture surgery, effective treatment models such as multidisciplinary diagnosis and strategic rehabilitation should be established.
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