Hip Fracture-Related Emergency Department Visits, Hospitalizations and Deaths by Mechanism of Injury among Adults Aged 65 and Older, United States 2019

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• Alternative Title:
  J Aging Health
• Personal Author:
  Moreland, Briana L. ; Legha, Jaswinder K. ; Thomas, Karen E. ; Burns, Elizabeth R.
• Description:
  Objective:
  
  Describe rates of hip fracture-related emergency department (ED) visits, hospitalizations, and deaths among older adults (aged ≥65 years) in the United States.
  
  Methods:
  
  Data from the 2019 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project and National Vital Statistics System were used to calculate rates of hip fracture-related ED visits, hospitalizations, and deaths among older adults by select characteristics and mechanism of injury.
  
  Results:
  
  In 2019, there were 318,797 ED visits, 290,130 hospitalizations, and 7731 deaths related to hip fractures among older adults. About 88% of ED visits and hospitalizations and approximately 83% of deaths related to hip fractures were caused by falls. Rates were highest among older adults living in rural areas and among those aged ≥85 years.
  
  Discussion:
  
  Most hip fractures among older adults are fall-related. Healthcare providers can prevent falls among their older patients by screening for fall risk, assessing modifiable risk factors, and offering evidence-based interventions.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Aged Emergency Service, Hospital Hip Fractures Hospitalization Humans Risk Factors United States
• Keywords:
  Fall Hip Fracture Injury Older Adult
• Source:
  J Aging Health. 35(5-6):345-355
• Pubmed ID:
  36210739
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10083185
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  35
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:0bf2d89e54a59181f926d7fbea2fe2722e655261853d06bbb26e57f833d503e5
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/126881/cdc_126881_DS1.pdf
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