Mortality and discharge destination outcomes
| Mortality | Intervention (N=132) (%) | Control (N=150) (%) | Total (N=282) (%) |
| Death in hospital* | 4 (4.0) | 7 (5.7) | 11 (4.9) |
| Death within 30 days of surgery† | 8 (6.1) | 9 (6.1) | 17 (6.1) |
| Death within 6 months of surgery† | 28 (21.4) | 24 (16.2) | 52 (18.4) |
| Total deaths | 30 (22.7) | 27 (18.0) | 57 (20.2) |
| NHFD discharge destination‡ | |||
| Died | 4 (4.0) | 7 (5.7) | 11 (4.9) |
| Nursing care | 19 (19.0) | 16 (13.0) | 35 (15.7) |
| Other | 3 (3.0) | 1 (0.8) | 4 (1.8) |
| Own home/sheltered housing | 36 (36.0) | 58 (47.2) | 94 (42.2) |
| Rehabilitation unit (NHS-funded care home bed) | ‡ | 8 (6.5) | 8 (3.6) |
| Rehabilitation unit (hospital bed in another trust) | 12 (12.0) | 8 (6.5) | 20 (9.0) |
| Residential care | 21 (21.0) | 25 (20.3) | 46 (20.6) |
| Unknown | 5 (5.0) | ‡ | 5 (2.2) |
| Missing | 32 (24.2) | 27 (18.0) | 59 (20.9) |
*From NHFD data, not available for 59 Scottish participants, 32 intervention and 27 control.
†Three patients (one intervention, two control) included in ‘total deaths’ had missing surgery dates. These have not been included in the ‘death within 30 days of surgery’ or the ‘death within 6 months of surgery’ totals.
‡From NHFD data, not available for 59 Scottish participants, 32 intervention and 27 control.
NHFD, National Hip Fracture Database.