Significant comorbidities among patients with hip fractures increase treatment costs and hospitalization after surgery, according to a news release from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
In a study recently published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, researchers gathered information from a 2007 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality report including 1,044 hospitals. There were 32,440 patients involved in the study, which found:
• 80 percent of patients were 75 years or older
• 72.3 percent were female
• 87.9 percent were Caucasian
• 67 percent had high blood pressure
• 4.9 percent had no comorbidities
Hip fractures among malnourished patients had the highest increase in hospitalization costs and length of stay, according to the report. Recent weight loss and malnutrition also increased the hospital stay by approximately 2.5 days. Congestive heart failure increased the length of stay by 1.1 days.
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• 80 percent of patients were 75 years or older
• 72.3 percent were female
• 87.9 percent were Caucasian
• 67 percent had high blood pressure
• 4.9 percent had no comorbidities
Hip fractures among malnourished patients had the highest increase in hospitalization costs and length of stay, according to the report. Recent weight loss and malnutrition also increased the hospital stay by approximately 2.5 days. Congestive heart failure increased the length of stay by 1.1 days.
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