Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea after internal fixation of intertrochanteric femoral fractures.
The aim of the study presented here was to record the incidence and outcome of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea in patients undergoing surgery for intertrochanteric femoral fractures. Between January 2000 and June 2001, a total of 239 patients who underwent surgery after sustaining an intertrochanteric femoral fracture were included in the study. Seventeen patients developed Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea (incidence risk, 7.1%), and six patients died after developing the condition (case fatality rate, 35%). Thus, Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea was found to cause significant morbidity and mortality after surgery for intertrochanteric femoral fractures, and antibiotics should be used judiciously in this group of patients.
D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017678:Sex Distribution; D015996:Survival Rate
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents