Predictive factors associated with mortality in Korean elderly patients with hip fractures.

CONCLUSIONS: This study emphasizes that nutritional assessment and management as interdisciplinary interventions from hospitalization to follow-ups should be performed to lower malnutrition and mortality risk. Therapeutic management for comorbidities negatively affecting surgery outcomes should be prioritized to reduce postoperative complications and mortality. Surgical treatment should be encouraged if it aligns with the therapeutic goals, even in poor health status. PMID: 31154958 [PubMed - in process]

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Source: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery - April 30, 2019 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Ko Y, Baek SH, Ha YC Tags: J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong) Source Type: research