Mortality and readmission following hip fracture surgery: a retrospective study comparing conventional and fast-track care

Kristin Haugan, Lars G Johnsen, Trude Basso, Olav A Foss, Kristin Haugan, Lars G Johnsen, Trude Basso, Olav A Foss

Abstract

Objective: To compare the efficacies of two pathways-conventional and fast-track care-in patients with hip fracture.

Design: Retrospective single-centre study.

Setting: University hospital in middle Norway.

Participants: 1820 patients aged ≥65 years with hip fracture (intracapsular, intertrochanteric or subtrochanteric).

Interventions: 788 patients were treated according to conventional care from April 2008 to September 2011, and 1032 patients were treated according to fast-track care from October 2011 to December 2013.

Primary and secondary outcome: Primary: mortality and readmission to hospital, within 365 days follow-up. Secondary: length of stay.

Results: We found no statistically significant differences in mortality and readmission rate between patients in the fast-track and conventional care models within 365 days after the initial hospital admission. The conventional care group had a higher, no statistical significant mortality HR of 1.10 (95% CI 0.91 to 1.31, p=0.326) without and 1.16 (95% CI 0.96 to 1.40, p=0.118) with covariate adjustment. Regarding the readmission, the conventional care group sub-HR was 1.02 (95% CI 0.88 to 1.18, p=0.822) without and 0.97 (95% CI 0.83 to 1.12, p=0.644) with adjusting for covariates. Length of stay and time to surgery was statistically significant shorter for patients who received fast-track care, a mean difference of 3.4 days and 6 hours, respectively. There was no statistically significant difference in sex, type of fracture, age or Charlson Comorbidity Index score at baseline between patients in the two pathways.

Conclusions: There was insufficient evidence to show an impact of fast-track care on mortality and readmission. Length of stay and time to surgery were decreased.

Trial registration number: NCT00667914; results.

Keywords: comorbidity; fast track; hip fracture; length of stay; medication reconciliation; pathway.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

© Article author(s) (or their employer(s) unless otherwise stated in the text of the article) 2017. All rights reserved. No commercial use is permitted unless otherwise expressly granted.

Figures

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Flow chart. CC, conventional care; CGC, comprehensive geriatric care; HFT, Hip Fracture Trial.
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Cox proportional hazards regression.
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Competing risks regression.

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