30-Day Mortality Rate in Hip Fractures Among the Elderly with Coexistent COVID-19 Infection : A Systematic Review

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PURPOSE: Hip fractures in the elderly require a multi-disciplinary approach and are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The current COVID-19 pandemic has affected substantially this high-risk population group. This present review was done to ascertain whether or not the pandemic has affected the 30-day mortality and outcomes of hip fracture in the elderly.

RESEARCH QUESTION: Does the coexistence of COVID-19 infection and hip fractures in the elderly increase the mortality rates?.

METHODOLOGY: A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted using three databases (PubMed, EMBASE and SCOPUS) to compare the mortality rates between COVID-19 positive/suspect and COVID-19 negative patients. The secondary outcomes included comparison of in-hospital mortality, complication rate and length of hospital stay. Risk of bias assessment was done using the MINORS tool.

RESULTS: The present review included 20 studies. Primary outcome: A significantly higher 30 day mortality rate was seen in COVID-19 positive/suspect patients with an Odds ratio of 6.09 (95% CI 4.75-8.59, p < 0.00001). Secondary outcome: We observed significantly higher rates of inpatient mortality [OR 18.22, (95% CI 7.10-46.75], complication rate (OR 9.28, 95% CI 4.46-19.30), and length of hospital stay (MD: 4.96, 95% CI 2.86-7.05) in COVID-19 positive/suspect patients as compared to COVID-19 negative patients.

CONCLUSION: COVID-19 has deteriorated the outcomes in elderly patients with hip fractures and associated with higher rates of mortality in the short term. A multidisciplinary approach is needed to contain this "pandemic within a pandemic" and improve the overall outcome to survival.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:55

Enthalten in:

Indian journal of orthopaedics - 55(2021), 3 vom: 15. Juni, Seite 571-581

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kumar, Prasoon [VerfasserIn]
Jindal, Karan [VerfasserIn]
Aggarwal, Sameer [VerfasserIn]
Kumar, Vishal [VerfasserIn]
Rajnish, Rajesh Kumar [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

30 day mortality
COVID-19
Elderly
Hip fractures
Journal Article
Novel corona virus
Proximal femur fractures
Review

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Date Revised 01.05.2022

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s43465-021-00386-6

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM322360560