Factors Influencing The Six-Month Mortality Rate In Patients With A Hip Fracture: DEJAVNIKI, KI VPLIVAJO NA ŠESTMESEČNO STOPNJO UMRLJIVOSTI PRI BOLNIKIH Z ZLOMOM KOLKA.

Background: There are several potential risk factors in patients with a hip fracture for a higher rate of mortality that include: comorbid disorders, poor general health, age, male gender, poor mobility prior to injury, type of fracture, poor cognitive status, place of residence. The aim of this study was to assess the influence of potential risk factors for six-month mortality in hip fracture patients.

Methods: The study included all patients with a hip fracture older than 65 who had been admitted to the Clinic for orthopaedic surgery during one year.

Mortality from stomach cancer in Serbia, excluding the province of Kosovo, in the 1991-2009 period.

Background/aim: Stomach cancer is the second most common cause of death from all malignant tumors in the world (third in men, fifth in women), with a strong decreasing trend in most developed countries. The aim of this descriptive epidemiological study was to analyze mortality of stomach cancer in Serbia, excluding the Province of Kosovo, in the 1991-2009 period.

Materials And Methods: In data analysis, we used mortality rates which were standardized directly using those of the world population as a standard.