Nationwide Patterns of Pathologic Fractures Among Patients Hospitalized With Bone Metastases

Objectives: Pathologic fractures from bone metastases can significantly affect quality-of-life, although it is unclear which patients may be at high risk of this outcome. We aim to determine risk factors for pathologic fracture among patients admitted with bone metastases and to evaluate the association of pathologic fracture with clinical and economic outcomes. Methods: The Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project National Inpatient Sample was queried for all patients hospitalized with bone metastases in 2016. Baseline differences between patients with and without pathologic fractures were assessed by χ2 and analysis of variance testing. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with fractures. Results: In 2016, 272,275 hospital admissions were associated with a diagnosis of bone metastases, of which 11,960 (4.4%) had a primary diagnosis of pathologic fracture. Patients with pathologic fractures had a longer length-of-hospital-stay (mean 7.5 vs. 6.4 d; P
Source: American Journal of Clinical Oncology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Original Articles: Palliative Care Source Type: research