Length of Hospital Stay for Hip Fracture and 30-Day Mortality in People With Alzheimer's Disease: A Cohort Study in Finland.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Persons with Alzheimer's disease (AD) are at higher risk of hip fractures (HFs) than general older population and have worse prognosis after HF. Hospital stays after HF have shortened along time. We investigated the association between length of hospital stay after HF and mortality after discharge among persons with AD.

Method

The MEDALZ cohort includes all Finnish community dwellers who received clinically verified AD diagnosis in 2005-2011 (N = 70 718). Patients who experienced first HF after AD diagnosis in 2005‒2015 (n = 6999) were selected. Length of hospital stay for HF was measured as a sum of the consecutive days spent in hospital after HF until discharge. Outcome was defined as death within 30 days after hospital discharge.

Results

Mean of overall

SUBMITTER: Lavikainen P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7566552 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature