@article{ref1,
title="Risk of mortality in individuals with hip fracture and traumatic brain injury",
journal="Journal of the American Geriatrics Society",
year="2019",
author="Albrecht, Jennifer S. and Al Kibria, Gulam and Gruber-Baldini, Ann and Magaziner, Jay",
volume="67",
number="1",
pages="124-127",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: To estimate the prevalence of diagnosed traumatic brain injury (TBI) in individuals hospitalized with hip fracture and examine its association with all-cause mortality. <br><br>DESIGN: Nested cohort study. SETTING: National sample of Medicare beneficiaries from 2006 to 2010. PARTICIPANTS: Beneficiaries aged 65 and older hospitalized with hip fracture. MEASUREMENTS: TBI at the time of hip fracture was defined using International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification codes. The main outcome was all-cause mortality during follow-up. <br><br>RESULTS: Prevalence of TBI in individuals with hip fracture was 2.7%. Absolute risk of mortality attributable to TBI in individuals with hip fracture was 15/100 person-years. TBI was significantly associated with risk of death in multivariable analysis (hazard ratio=1.24, 95% confidence interval=1.14-1.35). <br><br>CONCLUSION: TBI was associated with greater risk of mortality in individuals with hip fracture. Practitioners should consider evaluating for presence of TBI in this vulnerable population.<br><br>© 2018, Copyright the Author Journal compilation © 2018, The American Geriatrics Society.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0002-8614",
doi="10.1111/jgs.15661",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jgs.15661"
}