Profile of elderly with femoral fractures admitted to a university hospital
The aim of this study was to analyze the profile and risk of in-hospital death and after 30 days of discharge of elderly people who came into contact with the femur from September 2015 to July 2016. This is a cohort study from the quantitative, longitudinal and prospective type. There was no associa...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2020 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP) |
| Repository: | Revista Kairós (Online) |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/50364 |
| Online Access: | https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/kairos/article/view/50364 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Ancianos hospitalización fractura de fémur mortalidad. Elderly Hospitalization Femoral fractures Mortality. Idoso Hospitalização Fraturas do Fêmur Mortalidade. |
| Summary: | The aim of this study was to analyze the profile and risk of in-hospital death and after 30 days of discharge of elderly people who came into contact with the femur from September 2015 to July 2016. This is a cohort study from the quantitative, longitudinal and prospective type. There was no association between femur fracture and in-hospital death and up to 30 days after discharge; however, the elderly diagnosed with femur fracture were associated with the development of in-hospital complications and hospital immobility. |
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