Hepatitis C is an independent risk factor for perioperative complications and nonroutine discharge in patients treated surgically for hip fractures
Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma Oct 25, 2018
Grau L, et al. - Authors conducted a retrospective epidemiological study to assess the association between noncirrhotic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, perioperative complications, and discharge status in patients having surgical procedures for hip fractures. They queried the National Hospital Discharge Survey for this retrospective epidemiological study. Noncirrhotic HCV infection and hip fracture surgery outcomes were negatively associated. Even though the HCV+ cohort was younger and had fewer medical comorbidities, they had a longer length of hospital stay, higher rates of nonroutine discharge, and higher rates of complications vs the HCV− cohort. HCV+ is an independent risk factor for perioperative complications and nonroutine discharge in multivariate regression analysis.
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