Is mortality after hip fracture associated with surgical delay or admission during weekends and public holidays? A retrospective study of 38,020 patients

TY - JOUR

T1 - Is mortality after hip fracture associated with surgical delay or admission during weekends and public holidays?

T2 - A retrospective study of 38,020 patients

AU - Daugaard, Cecilie Laubjerg

AU - Jørgensen, Henrik L

AU - Riis, Troels

AU - Lauritzen, Jes B

AU - Duus, Benn R

AU - van der Mark, Susanne

PY - 2012

Y1 - 2012

N2 - Background and purpose Hip fractures are associated with high mortality, but the cause of this is still not entirely clear. We investigated the effect of surgical delay, weekends, holidays, and time of day admission on mortality in hip fracture patients. Patients and methods Using data from the Danish National Indicator Project, we identified 38,020 patients admitted from 2003 to 2010. Logistic regression analysis was used to study the association between sex, age, weekend or holiday admission, night-time admission, time to surgery, and ASA score on the one hand and mortality on the other. Results The risk of death in hospital increased with surgical delay (odds ratio (OR) = 1.3 per 24 h of delay), ASA score (OR (per point added) = 2.3), sex (OR for men 2.2), and age (OR (per 5 years) = 1.4). The mortality rate for patients admitted during weekends or public holidays, or at night, was similar to that found for those admitted during working days. Interpretation Minimizing surgical delay is the most important factor in reducing mortality in hip fracture patients.

AB - Background and purpose Hip fractures are associated with high mortality, but the cause of this is still not entirely clear. We investigated the effect of surgical delay, weekends, holidays, and time of day admission on mortality in hip fracture patients. Patients and methods Using data from the Danish National Indicator Project, we identified 38,020 patients admitted from 2003 to 2010. Logistic regression analysis was used to study the association between sex, age, weekend or holiday admission, night-time admission, time to surgery, and ASA score on the one hand and mortality on the other. Results The risk of death in hospital increased with surgical delay (odds ratio (OR) = 1.3 per 24 h of delay), ASA score (OR (per point added) = 2.3), sex (OR for men 2.2), and age (OR (per 5 years) = 1.4). The mortality rate for patients admitted during weekends or public holidays, or at night, was similar to that found for those admitted during working days. Interpretation Minimizing surgical delay is the most important factor in reducing mortality in hip fracture patients.

U2 - 10.3109/17453674.2012.747926

DO - 10.3109/17453674.2012.747926

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 23140106

SN - 1745-3674

VL - 83

SP - 609

EP - 613

JO - Acta Orthopaedica

JF - Acta Orthopaedica

IS - 6

ER -