The influence of immediate surgical treatment of proximal femoral fractures on mortality and quality of life. Operation within six hours of the fracture versus later than six hours.

We compared the mortality and outcome of 182 patients with proximal fractures of the femur after immediate and delayed surgical treatment. Seventy-nine patients were operated upon within six hours of the fracture (group 1) and 103 patients were operated upon after this period of time (group 2). At six months follow-up, group 1 had a significantly lower mortality rate.

[Influence of nocturnal surgery on mortality and complications in patients with hip fractures].

Unlabelled: SUBJECT OF INVESTIGATION: The appropriate time of day for surgery of hip fractures and the question of whether surgery should be performed at night are controversial. We therefore investigated the influence of the time of day on mortality and complication rates in surgery for hip fractures.

Method: A total of 170 persons were included in the study with 128 operations being performed during the day and 42 at night, after 9 p.