Open AccessLength of hospital stay and mortality of hip fracture surgery in patients with Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Hamed Tayyebi,
Masoud Hasanikhah,
Mohamadreza Heidarikhoo,
Sajad Fakoor,
Amir Aminian
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
current orthopaedic practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.194
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1941-7551
pISSN - 1940-7041
DOI - 10.1097/bco.0000000000001087
Subject(s) - medicine , hip fracture , mortality rate , meta analysis , covid-19 , surgery , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , osteoporosis
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients who undergo hip fracture surgery are expected to have worse outcomes because they are vulnerable to developing COVID-19-associated complications. The present review attempted to assess the in-hospital and 30-day mortality rates as well as the length of hospital stay in patients with COVID-19 infection who had hip fracture surgery.