Background <p>A multidisciplinary approach to older patients with hip fractures is increasingly recognized as a standard of care. This study aimed to analyze patients aged 75 years or older with hip fractures admitted to an Ortho-Geriatric Unit during a ten-year experience.</p> Methods <p>Observational prospective study, including all the patients admitted to the Ortho-Geriatric Unit from its inception in June 2013 until December 2022.</p> Results <p>A total of 748 hip fractures were admitted in the study. Median age was 85 years, with 555 females (74%) and 194 (26%) males. They came from their homes (84%) or nursing homes (16%). The most frequent fracture type was pertrochanteric (51%), followed by sub-capital (32%). Two hundred eighty-two patients performed ≥ 5 in the Pfeiffer test, 450 did &lt;5, and 237 did 0. The most frequent surgical technique used was intramedullary nailing in 453 cases (60%), followed by hemiarthroplasty (23%). The mortality rate during admission in the acute care hospital was 3%, and the 30-day mortality was 9.8%. The duration of admission in the Unit decreased from 35 days in 2014 to 21 days in 2022. Fifty-four patients (7.2%) were readmitted from the middle-term care facility. Geriatric syndrome rates decreased over time from 2017 to 2022.</p> Conclusions <p>The process of care described involves the orthopedic surgeon and geriatrician since admission, with timely surgical intervention, early mobilization, and transfer to a multidisciplinary functional recovery unit. This approach decreases the incidence of surgical complications, geriatric syndromes, and early and late mortality and improves functional outcomes.</p>

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Multidisciplinary Approach to Treating Hip Fracture in the Elderly Patient. Ten Years’ Experience

  • Eugenia Sopena,
  • Juan-David Moreno,
  • Sarai Anglés,
  • Magdalena Pérez,
  • Ignacio García-Forcada

摘要

Background

A multidisciplinary approach to older patients with hip fractures is increasingly recognized as a standard of care. This study aimed to analyze patients aged 75 years or older with hip fractures admitted to an Ortho-Geriatric Unit during a ten-year experience.

Methods

Observational prospective study, including all the patients admitted to the Ortho-Geriatric Unit from its inception in June 2013 until December 2022.

Results

A total of 748 hip fractures were admitted in the study. Median age was 85 years, with 555 females (74%) and 194 (26%) males. They came from their homes (84%) or nursing homes (16%). The most frequent fracture type was pertrochanteric (51%), followed by sub-capital (32%). Two hundred eighty-two patients performed ≥ 5 in the Pfeiffer test, 450 did <5, and 237 did 0. The most frequent surgical technique used was intramedullary nailing in 453 cases (60%), followed by hemiarthroplasty (23%). The mortality rate during admission in the acute care hospital was 3%, and the 30-day mortality was 9.8%. The duration of admission in the Unit decreased from 35 days in 2014 to 21 days in 2022. Fifty-four patients (7.2%) were readmitted from the middle-term care facility. Geriatric syndrome rates decreased over time from 2017 to 2022.

Conclusions

The process of care described involves the orthopedic surgeon and geriatrician since admission, with timely surgical intervention, early mobilization, and transfer to a multidisciplinary functional recovery unit. This approach decreases the incidence of surgical complications, geriatric syndromes, and early and late mortality and improves functional outcomes.