Morbidity and Mortality following Surgery for Hip Fractures in Elderly Patients.

Conclusions: The POSSUM system had high specificity for predicting survivors (97.3%) but failed to predict mortality (sensitivity = 5.6%). The major risks for 6-month mortality are intensive care unit admission and lack of ambulation. PMID: 30867965 [PubMed]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30867965?dopt=Abstract

Source: Journal of Aging Research - March 16, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Tags: J Aging Res Source Type: research