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Factors affecting mortality of frail hip-fractured elderly patients
Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 10/19/09
Hershkovitz A et al. – Multivariate analysis showed that only dementia and age were independent predictors of mortality in the studied group. Multidisciplinary teams should be aware of treatable variables affecting these patients’ survival and should endeavor to improve their functional and nutritional level. Moreover, expectation coordination should be carried out with very old and cognitively impaired patients.
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