title: Determining factors of mortality in the elderly with hip fractures.
abstract: We conducted a retrospective study of the influence of various factors on the mortality of 114 patients with hip fractures. The mortality rate one year after surgery was 18%, which was 2.5 times larger than that of the general population. It was related to age, ECG abnormality, and post-operative complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hiraka General Hospital, Yokote, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Koike
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Imaizumi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsubara
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Komatsu
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002423:Cause of Death; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality