Abstract
Introduction.– Poor mobility is a risk factor for hip fractures. Mobility prior to hip fracture predicts the outcome.
Aim.– To study the mobility of patients before they sustained hip fracture and correlation with length of hospital stay (LOS) and mortality.
Methods.– Analysis of the electronic records of consecutive hip fracture patients admitted in a 19 months period in a UK teaching hospital.
Results.– In the study period, 1199 hip fracture patients were admitted; 73% females and 27% males. The mean age was 81.2 years. Mean LOS was 22.5days. Inpatient mortality was 9%. Prior to the fracture; 48.1% patients were walking indoor without aids, 25.8% with one aid, 23.6% with two aids or a frame and 2.4% were Wheelchair or bed bound. The mean LOS were 20, 22.5, 27.6 and 23.9 days respectively (P = 0.001). The mortality was 6.4%, 11%, 12.3% and 14.3% respectively (P = 0.02). As regards pre-fracture outdoors mobility; 42.8%
walked outdoors without aids, 26% with one aid, 10.9% with two aids or a frame, 13.9% patients used to go out in a wheel chair and 5.6% did not go outdoors. The mean LOS was 19.1, 21.9, 29.6, 22.2 and 26.3 days (P = 0.004). The mortality was 4.6%, 7.2%, 11.2%, 10.3% and 13.7% respectively (P = 0.03).
Conclusion.– Patients who were mobile unaided, prior to hip fracture, had shorter length of stay and less mortality compared to those who needed walking aids. Patients who used one stick, prior to hip fracture, had shorter length of stay and less mortality compared to those who used a frame or two sticks.
Disclosure.– No significant relationships.
Aim.– To study the mobility of patients before they sustained hip fracture and correlation with length of hospital stay (LOS) and mortality.
Methods.– Analysis of the electronic records of consecutive hip fracture patients admitted in a 19 months period in a UK teaching hospital.
Results.– In the study period, 1199 hip fracture patients were admitted; 73% females and 27% males. The mean age was 81.2 years. Mean LOS was 22.5days. Inpatient mortality was 9%. Prior to the fracture; 48.1% patients were walking indoor without aids, 25.8% with one aid, 23.6% with two aids or a frame and 2.4% were Wheelchair or bed bound. The mean LOS were 20, 22.5, 27.6 and 23.9 days respectively (P = 0.001). The mortality was 6.4%, 11%, 12.3% and 14.3% respectively (P = 0.02). As regards pre-fracture outdoors mobility; 42.8%
walked outdoors without aids, 26% with one aid, 10.9% with two aids or a frame, 13.9% patients used to go out in a wheel chair and 5.6% did not go outdoors. The mean LOS was 19.1, 21.9, 29.6, 22.2 and 26.3 days (P = 0.004). The mortality was 4.6%, 7.2%, 11.2%, 10.3% and 13.7% respectively (P = 0.03).
Conclusion.– Patients who were mobile unaided, prior to hip fracture, had shorter length of stay and less mortality compared to those who needed walking aids. Patients who used one stick, prior to hip fracture, had shorter length of stay and less mortality compared to those who used a frame or two sticks.
Disclosure.– No significant relationships.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | S50 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
| Event | 8th Congress of the European Union Geriatric Medicine Society (EUGMS) - Brussels, Belgium Duration: 26 Sept 2012 → 28 Sept 2012 |
Conference
| Conference | 8th Congress of the European Union Geriatric Medicine Society (EUGMS) |
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| Country/Territory | Belgium |
| City | Brussels |
| Period | 26/09/12 → 28/09/12 |
Bibliographical note
The DOI is for the Abstract published in European Geriatric Medicine Volume 3, Supplement 1Keywords
- European Geriatric Medicine
