Outcomes of 3,972 patients undergoing surgery for a hip fracture
| n | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Preoperative factors | ||
| Age, >90 years | 993 | 25.0 |
| Sex, men: women | 1,081:2,891 | 27.2:72.8 |
| American Society of Anesthesiologists' score, ≥3 | 1,905 | 52.7 |
| 4AT score, ≥4 (n=1,116) | 229 | 20.5 |
| Anticholinergic cognitive burden, ≥2 (n=529) | 56 | 10.6 |
| Day of admission | ||
| Sunday | 483 | 12.2 |
| Monday | 605 | 15.2 |
| Tuesday | 565 | 14.2 |
| Wednesday | 613 | 15.4 |
| Thursday | 578 | 14.6 |
| Friday | 586 | 14.8 |
| Saturday | 542 | 13.6 |
| Elapsed time to surgery | ||
| <24 hours | 2,449 | 61.7 |
| 24–35 hours | 709 | 17.8 |
| 36–47 hours | 441 | 11.1 |
| ≥48 hours | 373 | 9.4 |
| Postoperative outcomes | ||
| Failure to mobilise within 1 day of hip surgery | 398a | 49.0 |
| Hospital-acquired pressure ulcers | 132 | 3.3 |
| Mortality in hospital | 225 | 5.7 |
| LOS in hospital >19 days (upper tertile) | 1,320 | 33.3 |
| Discharge destinations and mortality among patients who were admitted from their own home (n=3,077) | ||
| Returned back home | 1,822 | 59.2 |
| New discharge to rehabilitation | 772 | 25.1 |
| New discharge to residential care | 66 | 2.1 |
| New discharge to nursing care | 138 | 4.5 |
| Other destinations | 123 | 4.0 |
| Mortality in hospital | 156 | 5.1 |
↵aFrom a total of 812 patients collected between 2014 and 2019. 4AT = alertness, abbreviated mental test-4, attention and acute change or fluctuating course; LOS = length of stay.