title: In-hospital case-fatality of aged patients with hip fracture in Catalonia, Spain.
abstract: Hip fracture case-fatality in patients aged 65 years or older was studied in patients admitted to acute care hospitals in Catalonia over a 1-year period. 1222 femoral neck fractures and 1648 pertrochanteric fractures were identified. Women (76.9%) were most frequently and significantly older than men. Average age in pertrochanteric fracture was significantly higher than cervical fracture. The overall in-hospital case-fatality rate was 6.8%. Male gender, advanced age, pertrochanteric fracture and conservative management were associated with a significantly higher case-fatality rate. Multivariate logistic regression analyses demonstrated that previously seen associations showed univariate analysis. However, because interaction was observed, association within fracture and case-fatality was studied separately by gender. Men with pertrochanteric fracture showed the greatest association for in-hospital case-fatality (OR: 3.3; 95% CI: 2-5.5) compared with women with femoral neck fractures. In models with in-hospital case-fatality or no autonomy at discharge or in-hospital case-fatality or no autonomy at discharge or readmission as dependent variables, the odds ratio of death for conservative management of hip fracture were 3.7 (95% CI: 2.3-6) and 3.1 (95% CI: 1.9-4.9), respectively. This information should be taken into consideration for further analyses for long-term outcome and resource consumption by patients with hip fracture.
authors.affiliation: Direcció General de Salut Pública, Departament de Sanitat i Seguretat Social, Generalitat de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Benet-Travé
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Domínguez-García
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Sales-Pérez
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Orozco-Delclós
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Salleras-Sanmartí
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000401:mortality*; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D012737:Sex Factors; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology