Comparing Cardiac Clearance and Orthopedic Hip Frailty Score in Older Adults with Hip Fractures

What this Trial Is About

This research aims to create a data repository focused on postoperative mortality outcomes in older adults with orthopedic injuries. It particularly looks at the Orthopedic Hip Frailty Score, developed by the Swedish National Quality Registry, and preoperative cardiac clearance predictors to better understand risks and improve outcomes for geriatric patients with hip fractures. Frailty is common in this group and linked to higher chances of complications after surgery. The study includes all geriatric trauma patients with operative orthopedic injuries treated at Methodist Dallas Medical Center from January 2018 through December 2023. Data such as demographic details, diagnosis codes, injury characteristics, surgeries, comorbidities, hospital outcomes, complications, consultations, discharge information, and mortality will be collected and analyzed from the trauma registry. Participants involvement consists mainly of data collection from existing records without active intervention. Researchers will monitor and assess the collected information related to surgical outcomes and mortality over five years. The study will help improve resource allocation and care strategies for older adults undergoing hip fracture surgery, with the overall study period lasting until early 2028.

Cardiac Clearance vs G60 Hip Frailty Index