Deaths from Hip fracture

Hip fracture: Deaths

A hip fracture is a serious injury with complications ranging from muscle weakness and atrophy to blood clots that can travel to the pulmonary artery.

Death statistics for Hip fracture

The following are statistics from various sources about deaths and Hip fracture:

4.52% of deaths from post-operative hip fracture were attributable to the patient safety incident in the US 2000-2002 (Patient Safety in American Hospitals, Health Grades 2004)
544 deaths from post-operative hip fracture were attributable to the patient safety incident in the US 2000-2002 (Patient Safety in American Hospitals, Health Grades 2004)
6.35% of post-operative hip fractures resulted in death in the US 2000-2002 (Patient Safety in American Hospitals, Health Grades 2004)

Deaths from Hip fracture: medical news summaries

The following medical news items are relevant to death from Hip fracture:

Hip fracture: Hospitalization Statistics

The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Hip fracture:

1.84 per 1,000 hospitalised at risk patients developed post-operative hip fractures in America 2000-2002 (Patient Safety in American Hospitals, Health Grades 2004)
12,042 new cases of post-operative hip fracture occurred in the US 2000-2002 (Patient Safety in American Hospitals, Health Grades 2004)
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