Risk factors for hospital-acquired pneumonia in hip fracture patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to systematically assess the incidence and risk factors for hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) in hip fracture patients by meta-analysis.

Methods

Systematically searched four English databases (PubMed, EMBASE, The Cochrane Library, and Web Of Science) and four Chinese databases (CNKI, CQVIP, Sinomed, and WAN FANG) from inception until 20 November 2023. All studies involving risk factors of HAP in patients with hip fractures were considered. Newcastle-Ottawa Scale was used to evaluate the quality of the included studies. The results were presented with the pooled odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (95% CI).

Results

Of 35 articles (337,818 patients) included in this study, the incidence of HAP was 89 per 1000 cases. Twenty-three risk f

SUBMITTER: Yao W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10759764 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature