Abstract
IntroductionHip fractures are very common injuries in elderly patients and are associated with increased mortality. ObjectiveTo identify the factors associated with mortality in patients after one year of being operated for hip fracture in an Orthogeriatric Program. MethodsWe design an observational analytical study in subjects older than 65 years admitted to the Hospital Universitario San Ignacio for hip fracture who were treated in the Orthogeriatrics Program. Telephone follow-up was performed one year after admission. Data were analyzed using a univariate logistic regression model and a multivariate logistic regression model was applied to control the effect of the other variables. ResultsMortality was 17.82%, functional impairment was 50.91%, and institutionalization was 13.9%. The factors associated with mortality were moderate dependence (OR=3.56, 95% CI=1.17–10.84, p=0.025), malnutrition (OR=3.42, 95% CI=1.06–11.04, p=0.039), in-hospital complications (OR=2.80, 95% CI=1.11–7.04, p=0.028), and older age (OR=1.09, 95% CI=1.03–1.15, p=0.002). The factor associated with functional impairment was a greater dependence at admission (OR=2.05, 95% CI=1.02–4.10, p=0.041), and with institutionalization was a lower Barthel index score at admission (OR=0.96, 95% CI=0.94–0.98, p=0.001). ConclusionsOur results shows that the factors associated with mortality one year after hip fracture surgery were: moderate dependence, malnutrition, in-hospital complications and advanced age. Having previous functional dependence is directly related to greater functional loss and institutionalization.
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