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Pre-fracture hospitalization is associated with worse functional outcome and higher mortality in geriatric hip fracture patients.

Hip fractures are common in elderly people. Despite great progress in surgical care, the outcomes of these patients remain disappointing. This study determined pre-fracture hospital admission as a prognostic variable for inferior functional outcomes and increased mortality rates in the perioperative phase and in the first postoperative year.

PURPOSE: The influence of a pre-fracture hospitalization on outcomes in hip fracture patients has not yet been investigated.

METHODS: Four hundred two patients who were surgically treated for hip fracture were prospectively enrolled. Patients with a hospital stay within the last 3 months prior to a hip fracture were compared to patients without a pre-fracture hospitalization. Postoperative functional outcomes and mortality rates were compared between groups at the time of hospital discharge and additionally at the six- and twelve-month follow-up appointments. A multivariate regression analysis was performed.

RESULTS: A pre-fracture hospitalization was reported by 67 patients (17%). In 63% of cases, patients were admitted due to non-surgical, general medical conditions. In 37% of cases, patients were treated due to a condition related to a surgical subject. In the multivariate analysis, pre-fracture hospitalization was an independent risk factor for reduced values on the Barthel Index at 6 months after surgery (B, -9.918; 95%CI of B, -19.001--0.835; p = 0.032) and on the Tinetti Test at 6 months (B, -2.914; 95%CI of B, -1.992--0.047; p = 0.047) and 12 months after surgery (B, -4.680; 95%CI of B, -8.042--1.319; p = 0.007). Pre-fracture hospitalization was additionally associated with increased mortality rates at 6 months (OR 1.971; 95%CI 1.052-3.693; p = 0.034) and 12 months after surgery (OR 1.888; 95%CI 1.010-9.529; p = 0.046).

CONCLUSIONS: Hip fracture patients with a recent pre-fracture hospital admission are at a substantial risk for inferior functional outcomes and increased mortality rates not only in the perioperative phase but also in the first postoperative year. As a simple dichotomous variable, pre-fracture hospitalization might be a suitable tool for future geriatric hip fracture screening instruments.

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