Mortality and quality of life after proximal femur fracture-effect of time until surgery and reasons for delay

European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery : Official Publication of the European Trauma Society
Markus MuhmHartmut Winkler

Abstract

Studies yield conflicting results from the effect of early surgery on mortality. Some observed a positive, others a negative and some did not find any effect of early operation. In this study, mortality and quality of life in relation to time until surgery as well as reasons for delay were observed prospectively. Data of 138 patients (>65 years) with proximal femoral fractures and consecutive surgery were observed. Demographic data as well as mortality rate, survival time and Barthel Index up to 1 year in relation to different time frames were observed. Reasons for operative delay were divided into being administrative or patient-related. Three-month mortality was 10.1% and 1-years was 23.9%. Neither time from injury until hospital admission nor from injury until surgery or from hospital admission until surgery up to 48 hours had any effect on mortality and survival time. The age of patients dying in the follow-up period was significantly higher than the age of patients surviving (86.8 vs. 84.4 years). No influence of any delay in time until surgery on the Barthel Index was observed. In proximal femoral fractures, a delay of surgery up to 48 hours did not influence mortality and Barthel Index negatively, nor did other associati...Continue Reading

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Apr 1, 2014·European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery : Official Publication of the European Trauma Society·M MuhmH Winkler
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