Risk Factors and Complications Contributing to Mortality in Elderly Patients With Fall-Induced Femoral Fracture

N/ACompletedNCT03822000

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital2,407 enrolled

Overview

This study aimed to identify the risk factors and complications associated with mortality in elderly patients with femoral fracture after a fall from the ground level.

This retrospective study reviewed data pertaining to elderly patients aged ≥ 65 years who were admitted into a Level I trauma center, between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2017. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to identify independent effects of univariate predictive variables on the occurrence of mortality.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

2,407

Conditions

Femoral Fractures

Interventions

SurvivalOTHER

Elderly patients with fall-induced femoral fracture who were survived.

DeathOTHER

Elderly patients with fall-induced femoral fracture who were dead.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 65 YearsMax age: 100 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with a fall from ≥1 m as well as those for whom incomplete data were available. Exclusion Criteria: * those patients with a fall from ≥1 m * patients with incompleted data

Locations (1)

Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Mortality

Mortality was used as the primary outcome.

Time frame: up tp 2 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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