The terrible 2s: twice the risk of inpatient complications in 2nd geriatric hip fractures

Key Points

• To examine the risk of inpatient complications in patients with a second contralateral hip fracture compared to their first.
• Analyzed hospital records of patients with first and second contralateral hip fractures.
• Compared inpatient complications between the two hospitalizations.
• Evaluated healthcare quality measures and cost profiles.
• Patients with a second hip fracture show a trend towards more major and minor inpatient complications.
• Hospital quality measures remain comparable between first and second hospitalizations.
• Cost profiles do not significantly differ between the two instances.

Abstract