Long-term outcome collection after hip fracture in Ireland: a systematic review of traditional and grey literature
Authors' conclusion
Hip fracture long-term outcomes collected in Irish research are broadly in line with international recommendations. Heterogeneity of measures and poor reporting of methods and findings limits collation of results.
Study context
- Population
- Irish studies (2005–2022) collecting long-term outcomes in older adults after hip fracture84 studies · 20 clinical sites
- Outcome
- Long-term hip fracture outcomes collected (methods and results); pooled estimates where appropriate
Methodological detailstraditional and grey literature, two-author appraisal, Databases and grey literature searched April 2022
- Traditional and grey literature
- Two-author appraisal
- Databases and grey literature searched April 2022
Pooled result
As reported in the abstract
Outcomes commonly recorded
- Mortality (n studies; %)
- 48; 57%
- Function
- 24; 29%
- Residence
- 20; 24%
- Bone-related outcomes
- 20; 24%
- Mobility
- 17; 20%
Further pooled results
One-year mortality (pooled)
- Pooled estimate
- 24.2% (95% CI = 19.1-29.8%)
- I2
- 93.8%
- Studies; patients
- 12; 4220
30-day mortality (pooled)
- Pooled estimate
- 4.7% (95% CI = 3.6-5.9%)
- I2
- 31.3%
- Studies; patients
- 7; 2092
Non-mortality outcomes
- Deemed inappropriate for meta-analysis
Original publication
Long-term outcome collection after hip fracture in Ireland: a systematic review of traditional and grey literature. Osteoporos Int. Published 4 March 2023. doi:10.
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