Abstract
Background
The incidence of hip fractures in elderly people is steadily rising. Hip fractures sometimes cause mortality especially within 30-days of the injury/incidence. Mortality varies according to the regions or institutes and its determination is clinically or socially important.
Aims
We attempted this cross-sectional study to determine the 30-day mortality rate and its associated factors in elderly patients (>65) admitted to a tertiary center of Saudi Arabia for hip fractures.
Methods
A non-probability consecutive sampling technique was used and determined the 30-day mortality rate and its associated factors on 130 patients.
Results
A 30-days mortality rate of 15.4 per cent (n=20). Patients (n=130) backgrounds were as follows. Male: female; 57.7 per cent (n=75) and 42.3 per cent (n=55) respectively, with age of 79.6 (SD: 8.5; range 65-88). Comorbidities were present: diabetes mellitus70 per cent (n=91), hypertension 81.5 per cent (n=106), and dyslipidaemia (n=43).
Conclusion
Mortality was 15.4 per cent. Male gender, dementia, and place of fall influenced the 30-days mortality rate. Fracture type, medical comorbidities, and the causes of fall did not affect the mortality.