title: Factors which influence mortality after subcapital hip fracture.
abstract: We report a prospective study of the influence of various factors on the six-month mortality of 531 patients with subcapital hip fractures. We performed univariate and multivariate analyses on the 403 patients treated surgically. The most significant predictors of the six-month mortality were dementia, postoperative chest infection, malignant neoplasia, old age and deep-wound infection, in that order. A simple test of mental ability was the most significant prognostic indicator and this test should be included in future studies of the management of hip fractures in the elderly.
authors.affiliation: Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Ions
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Quinby
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Gale
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stevens
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002423:Cause of Death; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D016002:Discriminant Analysis; D005260:Female; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007361:Intelligence Tests; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors