Current Trends in Comorbidity Prevalence and Associated Mortality in a Population-Based Cohort of Hip Fracture Patients in Denmark.

Background And Purpose: Patients with hip fractures often have comorbidities, but detailed data on comorbidity and its impact on prognosis are lacking. We described the current trends in the prevalence of comorbidity and the magnitude of the associated mortality.

Patients And Methods: From the Danish Multidisciplinary Hip Fracture Registry we included 31,443 hip fracture patients (diagnosed in 2014-2018).

Association of anticholinergic drug use with postoperative mortality among patients with hip fracture. A nationwide cohort study.

Purpose: Anticholinergic (AC) drugs are associated with various determinantal outcomes. Data regarding the effect of AC drugs on mortality among geriatric hip fracture patients are limited and inconsistent.

Methods: Using Danish health registries, we identified 31,443 patients aged ≥65 years undergoing hip fracture surgery.

Prediction Ability of Charlson, Elixhauser, and Rx-Risk Comorbidity Indices for Mortality in Patients with Hip Fracture. A Danish Population-Based Cohort Study from 2014 - 2018.

Objective: Comorbidity has an important role in risk prediction and risk adjustment modelling in observational studies. However, it is unknown which comorbidity index is most accurate to predict mortality in hip fracture patients. We aimed to evaluate the prediction ability, including discrimination and calibration of Charlson comorbidity index (CCI), Elixhauser comorbidity index (ECI) and Rx-risk index for 30 day- and 1 year mortality in a population-based cohort of hip fracture surgery patients.

Risk of infections and mortality in Danish patients with cancer diagnosed with bone metastases: a population-based cohort study.

Objectives: Risk of infections in patients with solid cancers and bone metastases (BM) and the subsequent impact on prognosis is unclear. We examined the risk of infections among patients with cancer diagnosed with BM and the subsequent impact of infections on mortality.

Design: Population-based cohort study.

Positive Predictive Value of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Acute Urinary Retention in the Danish National Patient Registry: A Validation Study.

Background And Aim: Benign prostatic hyperplasia comprises a significant burden to ageing men due to frequently associated lower urinary tract symptoms and the risk of developing serious complications, such as acute urinary retention. Healthcare databases are a valuable source of epidemiological research; however, continuous validation of definitions is imperative. We examined the positive predictive values of International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10), diagnostic coding for benign prostatic hyperplasia and acute urinary retention in men in the Danish National Patient Registry.