Surgery for hip fracture yields societal benefits that exceed the direct medical costs.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A hip fracture is a debilitating condition that consumes significant resources in the United States. Surgical treatment of hip fractures can achieve better survival and functional outcomes than nonoperative treatment, but less is known about its economic benefits.

Questions/purposes

We asked: (1) Are the societal benefits of hip fracture surgery enough to offset the direct medical costs? (2) Nationally, what are the total lifetime benefits of hip fracture surgery for a cohort of patients and to whom do these benefits accrue?

Methods

We estimated the effects of surgical treatment for displaced hip fractures through a Markov cohort analysis of patients 65 years and older. Assumptions were obtained from a systematic literature review, analysis of Medicare clai

SUBMITTER: Gu Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4182375 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature