| Autor: |
Igor Pellucci Pinto, Luis Felipe Brandt Ferres, Guilherme Boni, Guilherme Guadagnini Falótico, Maurício de Moraes, Eduardo Barros Puertas |
| Jazyk: |
English<br />Portuguese |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia, Vol 54, Iss 4, Pp 392-395 |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1982-4378 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.rbo.2017.12.015 |
| Popis: |
Abstract Objective To analyze whether a reduction in the waiting time for orthopedic surgery in elderly patients with fracture of the proximal end of the femur leads to a reduction in in-hospital mortality, 6-month mortality, and duration of hospitalization. Methods This was a retrospective cohort study including 81 patients with intertrochanteric and subtrochanteric fractures who underwent surgical repair between 2015 and 2016 in a referral hospital, before and after a protocol for early surgical fixation (< 48 hours) was implemented. Results Themean length of hospital stay decreased from17 to 11 days. Regarding the in-hospital mortality rate, five patients died before, and another five died after the protocol was implemented. The 6-month postoperative mortality decreased from 26.7% to 19.4%. The results showed no statistical significance. Conclusion The present study demonstrated that there is a tendency to reduce the length of hospital stay and 6-month mortality when the surgery for the treatment of proximal femoral fractures in the elderly is performed within 48 hours of hospitalization. |
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