Effects of Delayed Hip Fracture Surgery on Severely Ill Patients: Defining the Time to Medical Optimization.

Background: Patients with multiple comorbidities often have delayed hip fracture surgery due to medical optimization. The goal of this study is to identify the allowable time for medical optimization in severely ill hip fracture patients.

Methods: The 2016-2019 NSQIP database was used to identify patients over age 60 with ASA classification scores 3 and 4 for severe and life-threatening systemic diseases.