Data was collected from medical record abstraction and claims on 676 patients who underwent hemiarthroplasty for hip fracture. A total of 96 patients experienced adverse events while hospitalized.
The most adverse events were urinary tract infection (7 percent), pneumonia (4 percent), major bleeding (3 percent) and cardiovascular adverse events (3 percent). The 30-day post-discharge mortality rate was 5 percent and there was a significant difference in mortality rate between patients who experienced an AE (10 percent) compared to those who did not (4 percent).
Experiencing an AE increased the chance of death during the in index hospitalization more than two fold.
Read the AAOS news release on adverse events after hemiarthroplasty for hip fracture.
Read other coverage on hip surgery:
– Dr. Craig Della Valle: Squeaky Hip Replacements Not Harmful to Patients
– Dr. T. Whitney Gibson Performs Hip Arthroplasty on Youngest Patient: 4 Months Old
– AAOS: 4 New Hip Replacement Studies and Trends
