Perioperative indicators for complications and early mortality following hip fracture surgery. The protocol of the Rotterdam hip fracture study.

Recruiting

Conditions: Patient with hip fractures

Registration Number: NL-OMON21283

Lead Sponsor: none

Brief Summary: Perioperative indicators for complications and early mortality following hip fracture surgery. The protocol of the Rotterdam hip fracture study. Louis de Jong, MD1; Veronique van Rijckevorsel, MD2; Taco M.A.L. Klem, MD, PhD1; Tjallingius M. Kuijper, MD, PhD 3; Gert R. Roukema, MD2 Submitted BMJ

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 2500

Inclusion Criteria

All patients over 65 years of age, with an acute proximal hip fracture (intracapsular, trochanteric or subtrochanteric) are included.

Exclusion Criteria

Excluded are patients with multi trauma injuries, pathologic fractures without sufficient trauma mechanism, or patients with no understanding of the Dutch or English language

Study & Design

Study Type: Observational non invasive

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Hip fracture clinical outcomes and 30-day mortality rate and development of a more specific 30-day mortality prediction tool for clinical usage.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
- Epidemiological data about the background and incidence of patients with a hip fracture<br><br>- Treatment characteristics: clinical outcomes such as; in hospital mortality, length of hospital stay and complications after surgery to gain a more complete insight in the postoperative outcome. <br><br>- Treatment costs<br><br>- Monitor the implementation and functioning of a geriatric trauma unit within orthopaedic trauma units.