TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2003//
TI  - The economic impact of medical complications in geriatric patients with hip fracture
JO  - Orthopedics
A1  - Khasraghi, Fardin A.
A1  - Lee, Eu Jin
A1  - Christmas, Colleen
A1  - Wenz, James F.
SP  - 49
EP  - 53; discussion 53
VL  - 26
IS  - 1
N2  - 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).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0147-7447
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -