Citation

Nettleman MD, Alsip J, Schrader M, Schulte M. J. Gen. Intern Med. 1996; 11(12): 765-767.

Affiliation

Department of Internal Medicine, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9016427

Abstract

To identify determinants of mortality after hip fracture, we performed a multicenter, retrospective study of 390 Medicare beneficiaries. Independent predictors of 30-day mortality included a history of congestive heart failure (odds ratio [OR] 32; 95% confidence interval [CI] 5, 192), angina (OR 26; 95% CI 4, 184), or chronic pulmonary disease (OR 11; 95% CI 2, 62). Postoperative use of aspirin was associated with a reduced risk of mortality (OR 0.24; 95% CI 0.08, 0.70). Cardiovascular events were the presumed cause of 63% of in-hospital deaths. Aspirin may have significant potential to reduce mortality in this population and deserves further study.

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