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COVID-19 Is Associated With a 4 Fold Increase in 30-day Mortality Risk in Hip Fracture Patients in the United Kingdom: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Saleem Mastan; Ghazal Hodhody; Mohammed Sajid; Rayaz Malik; Charalambos Panayiotou Charalambous is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Background Hip fracture in elderly patients is associated with a significant mortality which may be worsened by COVID-19 infection. ## Objective To undertake a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies assessing the effect of COVID-19 infection and mortality rates in hip fracture patients in the United Kingdom (UK) during the first surge of the pandemic. ## Design A systematic literature search of 9 online databases was undertaken independently by 2 reviewers using the Cochrane methodology for systematic reviews. Eligibility criteria were any study of an adult population with a hip fracture that assessed the relationship between COVID-19 infection and 30-day mortality in the UK. Meta-analysis was conducted using a random-effects model. ## Results Out of 309 identified articles, 10 studies reporting on 2448 hip fracture patients met the inclusion criteria. Meta-analysis showed that the estimated mortality rate in patients with laboratory confirmed COVID-19 infection was 32.5% (95% CI= 28.3 to 37.0) compared to 8.6% (95% CI= 6.3 to 11.6) in COVID-19 negative patients. Meta-analysis of 9 comparative studies showed a significantly higher mortality in patients with laboratory co
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- Author
- Saleem Mastan; Ghazal Hodhody; Mohammed Sajid; Rayaz Malik; Charalambos Panayiotou Charalambous
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2022
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)