Factors associated with mortality among elderly people hospitalized due to femoral fractures

• Autor(a) principal: Franco,Léo Graciolli
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• Outros Autores: Kindermann,Amanda Loffi, Tramujas,Lucas, Kock,Kelser de Souza
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162016000500509
• topic: Femoral fractures; Elderly; Hospital mortality; Survival analysis

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To analyze factors associated with mortality among elderly people hospitalized in a single-center regional hospital due to femoral fractures. METHODS: This was a retrospective cohort study. Patients aged 60 years or over who were hospitalized with a diagnosis of femoral fracture (ICD S72) between 2008 and 2013 were selected through the electronic medical records. RESULTS: The study evaluated 195 individuals of mean age 78.5 ± 9.6 years; females predominated (68.2%). The main mechanism for falls was low-energy (87.2%). Surgery was performed on 93.3% of the patients; the mean length of hospital stay was 13.6 ± 7.5 days and the mean waiting time for the surgery was 7.7 ± 4.2 days. The prevalence of mortality was 14.4%, and this occurred mostly among older individuals (p = 0.029); patients with leukocytosis (p < 0.001); those who needed intensive care (p < 0.001); and those who did not undergo surgery (p < 0.001). The mean survival was significantly longer among patients who underwent surgery and shorter among those who needed intensive care. CONCLUSION: Women predominated among the hospitalizations, and the degree of leukocytosis associated with advanced age presented a relationship with mortality, independent of the type of lesion or surgical procedure. More studies still need to be conducted in order to assess other factors associated with mortality.