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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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2020 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP) |
| Repositorio: | Revista Kairós (Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/50364 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/kairos/article/view/50364 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Ancianos hospitalización fractura de fémur mortalidad. Elderly Hospitalization Femoral fractures Mortality. Idoso Hospitalização Fraturas do Fêmur Mortalidade. |
| Sumario: | 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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