Delayed surgery is associated with adverse outcomes in patients with hip fracture undergoing hip arthroplasty.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hip arthroplasty (HA) is one of the most effective procedures for patients with hip fractures. The timing of surgery played a significant role in the short-term outcome for these patients, but conflicting evidence has been found.

Methods

The Nationwide Inpatient Sample database was investigated from 2002 to 2014 and identified 247,377 patients with hip fractures undergoing HA. The sample was stratified into ultra-early (0 day), early (1-2 days) and delayed (3-14 days) groups based on time to surgery. Yearly trends, postoperative surgical and medical complications, postoperative length of hospital stay (POS) and total costs were compared after propensity scores were matched between groups by demographics and comorbidity.

Results

From 2002 to 2014, the percen

SUBMITTER: Liu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10100473 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature