mortality rates following various
surgical procedures in Manitoba and New
England. Individuals treated with
procedures with a high mortality rate,
hip fracture repair and bypass surgery,
had a higher risk of death in Manitoba
within the first year after surgery than
in New England. However, the survival
for other surgical procedures was better
in Manitoba. These findings suggest the
need for evaluating the quality of hip
fracture care in Manitoba. Method. All
hip fracture patients, age 65 years and
over, in their initial episode of care
from April 1, 1979 to March 31, 1993 (N
= 12,271) in Manitoba were identified
from hospital abstracts in the
provincial health insurance system.
Death at three months, death between
three months and one year, readmission
within one year, nursing home admission
within one year, occurrence of a second
hip fracture, diagnosis of a late effect
of hip fracture care, a repeat primary
repair procedure, a secondary repair
procedure and length of stay greater
than 100 days were the adverse outcomes
studied. The predictors of adverse
outcomes were examined using
multivariate analysis. (Abstract
shortened by UMI.)