Affiliations 

  • 1 Orthopaedic department, Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah (HTAR), Klang, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 2 Biostatistics unit, Clinical Research Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 3 Orthopaedic department, Hospital Sultanah Nur Zahirah (HSNZ), Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia
  • 4 Orthopaedic department, Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab II (HPRZII), Kota Bahru, Kelantan, Malaysia
  • 5 Orthopaedic department, Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah (HSB), Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia
  • 6 Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Clinical Research Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
MyJurnal

Abstract

The incidence of hip fractures is increasing within the aging population.We determined the risk factors of in-hospital mortality following hip fracture across major hospitals in Malaysia. This is a retrospective cohort review from 18 hospitals across Malaysia in National Orthopaedic Registry of Malaysia (NORM) . We collected demographic data, prefracture co-morbidities, previous hip fracture, pre-fracture walking ability, fracture type and stability, mechanism of injury, type of management (operative or non-operative), operation types and grade of surgeon. Between 2008 and 2009, 685 patients were admitted with a hip fracture to 18 government hospitals with orthopaedic service. The overall in-hospital mortality was 2.2%. We found more in-hospital mortality in elderly patients and patients with eye and hearing problems as pre-fracture morbidity. In conclusion, patients who were elderly with multiple comorbidities especially those with eye and hearing impairment were had higher risk for immediate mortality