In-hospital care, complications, and 4-month mortality following a hip or proximal femur fracture: the Spanish registry of osteoporotic femur fractures prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT: We have characterised 997 hip fracture patients from a representative 45 Spanish hospitals, and followed them up prospectively for up to 4 months. Despite suboptimal surgical delays (average 59.1 hours), in-hospital mortality was lower than in Northern European cohorts. The secondary fracture prevention gap is unacceptably high at 85%.

Purpose

To characterise inpatient care, complications, and 4-month mortality following a hip or proximal femur fracture in Spain.

Methods

Design: prospective cohort study. Consecutive sample of patients ≥ 50 years old admitted in a representative 45 hospitals for a hip or proximal femur fragility fracture, from June 2014 to June 2016 and followed up for 4 months post-fracture. Patient characteristics, site of fracture, in-patient care (includin

SUBMITTER: Prieto-Alhambra D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6153683 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature