Open AccessAdmission delay is associated with worse surgical outcomes for elderly hip fracture patients: A retrospective observational study
Author(s) -
Wei He,
Yueyang You,
Kai Sun,
Chen Xie,
Maoxing Yue,
Lina Yu,
Fengjiang Zhang,
Min Yan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1920-8642
DOI - 10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2020.01.004
Subject(s) - medicine , retrospective cohort study , confounding , logistic regression , observational study , hospital admission , multivariate analysis , hip fracture , pneumonia , odds ratio , emergency medicine , pediatrics , surgery , osteoporosis
The influence of surgical delay on mortality and morbidity has been studied extensively among elderly hip fracture patients. However, most studies only focus on the timing of surgery when patients have already been hospitalized, without considering pre-admission waiting time. Therefore, the present study aims to explore the influence of admission delay on surgical outcomes.