Does early surgery prevent Postoperative ICU admission after surgery for the fracture of the hip. Nested case control study of 911 patients.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Since most hip fractures are treated surgically, it is imperative to find an optimum fracture-to-surgery time to decrease the potential complications and enhance postoperative outcomes. In comparison to the vast plethora of literature available on surgical delay and its implications on mortality, very little, if any, research is available on the impact of delayed surgery on postoperative ICU admission. The primary objective of our study is to examine the factors influencing post-surgical ICU admission in order to work on preventive strategies to reduce the potential associated morbidity.

Material and methods

Investigators did a nested case control study in a university hospital. A case was defined as a patient who had postoperative ICU admission while controls w

SUBMITTER: Hasan O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7753042 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature