title: Mortality and causes of death among patients with isolated limb and pelvic fractures.
abstract: Between May 2001 and May 2005, all 8834 adults admitted to our hospital with fractures to the limbs and pelvis were prospectively entered onto a database. Information was cross-referenced with the Office of National Statistics, and all patients who died during the study period were identified. Mortality rates were adjusted for age, gender and type of injury and cause of death was identified from hospital records. Neck of femur fractures accounted for 32% of admissions. Younger patients were more likely to be male and older patients more likely to be female. Overall 30-day and 1-year mortalities were 4.5 and 13%, respectively. Increased mortality was associated with age, male gender and fractures of the femur or pelvis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, University Hospital, Nottingham, UK.
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Deakin
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Boulton
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Moran
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D012307:Risk Factors; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality; D012737:Sex Factors; D014458:Ulna Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy