Palliative care is a viable option for frail elderly patients with neurocognitive disorders admitted for hip fractures.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Most patients presenting with a hip fracture regardless of their comorbidities are surgically treated. A growing body of research states that a certain type of elderly patient could benefit more from a palliative approach.

Objective

Identify the patient who would benefit most from a palliative care approach instead of a surgery.

Design

Exploratory-matched retrospective cohort study between 2015 and 2021.

Setting

Single Level 1 Trauma Center.

Participants

There were 2240 hip fracture patients admitted to our institution between 2015 and 2021. Patients over 65 years old with intertrochanteric or femoral neck fractures could be included. A total of 129 patients opted for palliative care (Palliative Group = PG). This cohort was compared to a match

SUBMITTER: Boulet J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11316310 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature