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Effect of preoperative indicators on mortality after hip fracture fixation
October 2014
Effect of preoperative indicators on mortality after hip fracture fixation
Study Type:Meta-analysis/Systematic Review
OE Level Evidence:3
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
Pre-operative indicators for mortality following hip fracture surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Age Ageing. 2014 Jul;43(4):464-71Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
Fifty three articles, investigating 544,733 patients, were systematically reviewed to determine the predictive effects of preoperative characteristics on mortality after hip fracture. Data from 26 included studies was pooled to investigate the role of 13 preoperative factors. The evidence presented in this paper reported that: male gender, age over 85 years, care institution residential setting, i...
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