Publications by authors named "Olga Herminia Torres"
Background: There are no studies focusing on treatment for osteoporosis in patients with exceptional longevity after suffering a hip fracture.
Objective: To assess the advisability of initiating treatment for osteoporosis after a hip fracture according to the incidence of new fragility fractures after discharge, risk factors for mortality and long-term survival.
Design: Retrospective review.
Background: Hip fractures are almost always the result of a fall. Causes and circumstances of falls may differ between frail and vigorous patients.
Aim: To describe the circumstances of falls causing hip fractures, number of falls during the previous year, and their association with long-term mortality.
Unlabelled: The leading causes of mortality in our study were pneumonia, diseases of the circulatory system, and dementias. In patients with hip fractures, the emphasis should be placed not only on measures to prevent falls and osteoporosis, but also on preventing functional decline and pneumonia.
Purpose: To describe the specific causes of death in patients who died up to 2 years after sustaining a hip fracture, how many of those deaths were directly related to the hip fracture, and the risk factors for mortality.
Introduction: The main objective of this study is to determine whether a multidimensional intervention applied to elderly patients admitted to hospital due to pneumonia reduces re-admissions and emergency department visits in the year after the intervention.
Methodology: This is a single-centre non-pharmacological randomised clinical trial with a parallel design. Three hundred and fourteen patients will be included (157 in each arm).