Current surgical status of hip fracture among elderly in China

Objective: Hip fracture patients are recommended to undergo surgery within 24-36 h. The present study aimed to analyze the current status of hip fracture surgery among the elderly in China. Methods: The baseline information, such as the patient's age, gender, place of residence, place of treatment, fracture type, admission, and operation time, of hip fracture patients >65-years-old were retrieved from the hospital quality monitoring system (HQMS) database from 2013 to 2017 and analyzed. Results: A total of 304,279 patients >65-years-old with hip fractures were included in this study. The average length of hospital stay was 15 days, and the average waiting time for surgery after admission was 96 h. The average surgery rate of elderly hip fractures in China was 59.6 %, of which the lowest was recorded in the Northwest China (46.4 %). Conclusions: The major issues in diagnosing and treating elderly patients with hip fractures in China are the long waiting time for surgery and the low surgery rate.