RATE OF AND RISK FACTORS FOR ACUTE INPATIENT MORTALITY AFTER ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY

Abstract

Death is rare after orthopaedic operations. In the United States, the rate of acute mortality after inpatient orthopaedic surgical procedures is approximately 1% for all patients, 3.1% for patients with a hip fracture, and 0.5% for patients without a hip fracture. These data will aid orthopaedic surgeons in predicting operative mortality for their patients.