Relative survival after hospitalisation for hip fracture in older people in New South Wales, Australia
- Authors: Hindmarsh, Diane , Hayen, Andrew , Finch, Caroline , Close, Jacqueline
- Date: 2008
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Osteoporosis International Vol. , no. (2008), p. 1-9
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- Description: Summary: Survival after hospitalisation for hip fracture by age group and sex relative to survival in the general population was assessed in people aged 65+. Men had double the risk of death compared with women to 1 year, but age effects lasted only to 3 months. Clinical outcomes need to be improved. Introduction: We assessed the relative survival of hospitalised fall-related hip fracture patients aged 65+ years leaving hospital in New South Wales, Australia, between July 2000 and December 2003. Method: We carried out a population-based study of all hospital separations for NSW residents with a principal diagnosis of hip fracture (ICD-10-AM S72.0 to S72.2) and first external cause of fall (ICD-10-AM codes W00 to W19), linked to NSW death data. A total of 16,836 cases were included. Relative survival 3 to 36 months post-admission by 10-year age groups and sex was calculated, using NSW life tables for 2002-2004. Relative excess risk was modelled using a generalised linear model with Poisson error structure, using the life table data. Results: One-year cumulative relative survival in 65- to 74-year-olds was 82% (men), 90% (women); in 85+-year-olds 65% (men), 80% (women). Men have a relative excess risk of death of 2.2 (95% CI 2.03-2.38) times that of women. Only 21% of deaths mention the hip fracture as contributing to death. Conclusion: There is a need to reduce the number of hip fractures and improve clinical outcomes for older people hospitalised with hip fractures. © 2008 International Osteoporosis Foundation and National Osteoporosis Foundation.
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Effect of comorbidity on relative survival following hospitalisation for fall-related hip fracture in older people
- Authors: Hindmarsh, Diane , Loh, Ming , Finch, Caroline , Hayen, Andrew , Close, Jacqueline
- Date: 2012
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Australasian Journal on Ageing Vol. 33, no. 3 (2012), p. E1-E7
- Relation: http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/565900
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- Description: To assess the effect of comorbidity on relative survival after hip fracture.