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Table 4 Causes and pattern of in-hospital mortality after hip fracture surgery

From: In-hospital mortality does not increase in patients aged over 85 years after hip fracture surgery. A retrospective observational study in a Japanese tertiary hospital

Causes

Number of patients

LOS (days)

Advanced cancer

6

64.8 ± 45.7

Aspiration pneumonia

5

19.4 ± 13.2

DVT/PE

1

12

CHF

1

25

Sepsis

1

10

  1. Abbreviations: LOS length of hospital stay after surgery, DVT deep vein thrombosis, PE pulmonary embolism, CHF congestive heart failure
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