Increased 90-Day Morbidity and Mortality Among Patients With Hip Fracture During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Our study demonstrates that hip fracture surgery remained safe during the peak of the US COVID-19 pandemic, with an expected increase in pneumonia and mortality risk for patients with hip fracture with COVID-19. [<i>Orthopedics</i>. 2024;47(6):359-364.].
Authors
- Danielle Putur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9840-3224)
- Andrea M. Muñoz
- Megan M. Mizera
- Mani Kahn
- Noel O. Akioyamen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7617-5200)
- Zeynep Seref-Ferlengez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2677-1746)
- Anna Tarasova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1942-559X)
- Edina Gjonbalaj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9543-575X)
Institutions
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Orthopedics
- Published
- 2024-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3928/01477447-20240826-03
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.28