Associations of Smoking With Delirium and Opioid Use in Older Adults With Traumatic Hip Fracture.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Cigarette smoking is a risk factor for hip fractures, while risk factors for developing delirium include older age and preexisting cognitive impairment. We sought to determine whether smoking status is independently associated with delirium and pain outcomes.

Methods

This was a prospective, observational cohort study of 442 older adults (65 to 90 years) admitted for traumatic hip fracture at five trauma centers. The primary exposure was smoking status (n = 43, 10%). Additional risk factors included demographics, injury characteristics, and medical interventions. Delirium (primary) and analgesia-related complications were examined with multivariable logistic regression, while analysis of covariance models were used to examine preoperative and postoperative pain s

SUBMITTER: Salottolo K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10566843 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature