Goran Tulic1,2, Emilija Dubljanin-Raspopovic3,4, Sanja Tomanovic-Vujadinovic4, Jelena Sopta3,5, Aleksandar Todorovic6, Radovan Manojlovic3,6. 1. School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia. ditulio01@yahoo.com. 2. Clinic for Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia. ditulio01@yahoo.com. 3. School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia. 4. Clinic for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia. 5. Institute for Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia. 6. Clinic for Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: The aim of this open prospective cohort study was to determine if a prolonged pre-operative hospital stay is a true predictor of higher morbidity or mortality in geriatric patients with hip fractures. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We analysed early outcome parameters, such as functional independence measure (FIM), at discharge and four months post-operatively, peri-operative nonsurgical complications, intra-hospital and one year mortality compared with prolonged pre-operative hospital stay in 308 patients from a continuous cohort of 344. RESULTS: Average pre-operative stay was 8.39 ± 5.80 days. Delaying surgery for > 72 hours was independently predictive for general complications and lower motor FIM gain at four months. All findings worsen progressively after the fifth day of delay. Pre-operative period was not found to be an independent predictor of mortality. CONCLUSION: In all observed outcome parameters except mortality, pre-operative delay > 72 hours was shown to be a true predictive factor.
INTRODUCTION: The aim of this open prospective cohort study was to determine if a prolonged pre-operative hospital stay is a true predictor of higher morbidity or mortality in geriatric patients with hip fractures. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We analysed early outcome parameters, such as functional independence measure (FIM), at discharge and four months post-operatively, peri-operative nonsurgical complications, intra-hospital and one year mortality compared with prolonged pre-operative hospital stay in 308 patients from a continuous cohort of 344. RESULTS: Average pre-operative stay was 8.39 ± 5.80 days. Delaying surgery for > 72 hours was independently predictive for general complications and lower motor FIM gain at four months. All findings worsen progressively after the fifth day of delay. Pre-operative period was not found to be an independent predictor of mortality. CONCLUSION: In all observed outcome parameters except mortality, pre-operative delay > 72 hours was shown to be a true predictive factor.
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Delay of surgery; Early outcomes; Geriatric; Hip fractures; Mortality; Predictive factors
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