Frailty is Associated with an Increased Risk of Major Adverse Outcomes in Elderly Patients Following Surgical Treatment of Hip Fracture

Chen, Chiu-Liang; Chen, Chun‐Min; Wang, Chunyi; Ko, Po-Wei; Chen, Chung‐Hwan; Hsieh, Chen-Pu; Chiu, Herng‐Chia

doi:10.1038/s41598-019-55459-2

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Frailty is Associated with an Increased Risk of Major Adverse Outcomes in Elderly Patients Following Surgical Treatment of Hip Fracture

Published in Scientific Reports • Dec 13, 2019

Authors:

Chiu-Liang Chen

Chun‐Min Chen

Chunyi Wang

Abstract

We intended to explore the effect of level of frailty on, and relationship with, 1-, 3-, and 6-month postoperative emergency department visits, readmissions, and mortality. This is a prospective multicenter observational cohort study design. Patients aged 50 years or older treated for hip fracture (...

Subject

Medicine

Hip fracture

Adverse effect

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