Mortality Rate Increase in Elderly Patients With Hip Fractures Presenting During the COVID-19 Pandemic to a Hospital in the United States Epicenter: Minimum 30-day Follow Up Comparative Study.
J Surg Orthop Adv
; 32(4): 232-237, 2023.
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| ID: mdl-38551230
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to compare mortality and complication rates among geriatric patients who sustained a hip fracture before the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic began to those who presented during the peak of the pandemic. Patients greater than or equal to 50 years of age who presented with a diagnosis of hip fracture from March 16, 2020 to May 1, 2020 were compared with a historical control group who presented between December 1, 2019 and January 16, 2020. Minimum follow up was 30 days. The primary outcome was a 30-day mortality rate. Thirty-day mortality was significantly different between groups, with no deaths of 24 patients in the pre-COVID-19 cohort versus six deaths of 23 patients (26.1%) in the COVID-19 cohort (chi-squared test, p-value = 0.02). The study concluded that the COVID-19 pandemic increased mortality risk for geriatric hip fracture patients. (Journal of Surgical Orthopaedic Advances 32(4)232-237, 2023).
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
COVID-19
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Fraturas do Quadril
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article