Citation

Khasraghi FA, Lee EJ, Christmas C, Wenz JF. Orthopedics 2003; 26(1): 49-53; discussion 53.

Affiliation

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD 21224-2780, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, Healio)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12555834

Abstract

The records of 510 elderly patients with hip fractures admitted to our institution between January 1995 and December 2000 were retrospectively reviewed to determine the incidence and type of developed medical complications and their economic implications. Of those 510 patients, 217 (43%) developed at least 1 medical complication, most frequently electrolyte imbalance (11%), urinary tract infection (10%), respiratory failure (10%), and delirium (9%). Patients who developed medical complications had significantly longer mean hospital stays (10 days) and higher mean hospital costs ($16,203) than patients without such complications (5 days and $10,284, respectively) (P<.001).

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