title: [Operative mortality in surgery for hip fractures].
abstract: Prevalence of hip fractures is increasing world-wide, as the mean age of populations increases. Despite advances in anesthesia, nursing care, and surgical techniques, hip fractures remain a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the elderly. We operated on 65 cases of hip fractures from 1995 to the end of 1997: average age was 82.9, 72% were women, average waiting time for operation was 1.6 days, perioperative mortality was 3.5% and postoperative mortality 26.2%.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Titiun
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Eshkol
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Horesh
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soudry
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000401:mortality*; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009017:Morbidity; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality; D011184:Postoperative Period; D012189:Retrospective Studies