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Elderly patients at greater risk of dying from hip surgery during busy periods Hip fractures are serious, especially for the elderly. The operation can be a great strain, and 13 per cent of patients over the age of 70 do not survive 60 days after the fracture. Their chance of survival may depend on how busy the surgeons are with other emergency procedures. When the operating room is busy, 20 per cent more of the patients die within 60 days after the operation." Johan Håkon Bjørngaard, Professor, Norwegian University of Science and Technology's (NTNU) Department of Public Health and Nursing...

High Death Risk from Hip Surgery Linked to Emergency Room Traffic by Anjanee Sharma on  March 11, 2021 at 5:29 PM Hip fracture operations can be stressful, particularly for older adults. Around 13% of patients aged above 70 don't survive 60 days after the fracture. Research shows that the chance of survival for older adults may depend on how busy the surgeons are with other emergency procedures. "When the operating room is busy, 20% more patients die within 60 days after the operation," says Professor Johan Håkon Bjørngaard. When the demand for surgery is high, surgeon...

When the operating room is busy, 20 per cent more hip replacement patients died within 60 days after the operation, a study of Norwegian patients shows.