The Dudley Grid: An evidence-based audit/research tool to investigate mortality risk following a displaced intracapsular hip fracture. How can it be applied in practice? Mr Maulik J Gandhi (ST6 T&O) Mr Jan Herman Kuiper Ms Swati Bhasin Mr David J Ford Mr Alastair Marsh Mr Sohail Quraishi
Introduction Aims 1990: 1.26 million hip fractures worldwide 2050: 4.5 million hip fractures worldwide projected Important to identify factors that contribute to higher mortality Pre-, intra-, post-op phases Plan Management Use the prosthesis which best serve the needs of the patient. Identify patient factors that influence mortality risk Make a clinically useful tool that may help in the management of hip fracture patients Objectively assess risk of mortality Objectively assess the likely use of prosthesis Current practice is subjective risk assessment.
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Methods Inclusions Patients admitted to Russell Hall Hospital (Dudley, West Midlands) with intracapsular hip fracture between August 2008 and July 2012 Exclusions Follow-up less than a year 562 patients entered into study Hip fracture database reviewed for patients factors Retrospectively scored using Nottingham Hip Fracture Score Walking ability outdoors Walking ability indoors
Nottingham Hip Fracture Score (NHFS) Mortality risk scoring system validated at 30 days and 1 year Maxwell, Moran, Moppett. Development and validation of a preoperative scoring system to predict 30 day mortality in patients undergoing hip fracture surgery. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 101 (4): 511-17 (2008)
Outdoor mobility categories Independently predicts mortality risk NHFD outdoor mobility category Mobilise without aids Mobilise with 1 aid Mobilise with 2 aids/frame Wheelchair/Bedbound Outdoor mobility category M1 M2 M3 M4 Consolidated outdoor mobility category A B
Results
Kaplan Meier Survival Curve (outdoors)
Kaplan Meier Survival Curve (indoors)
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Mortality
NICE guidance Perform replacement arthroplasty in patients with a displaced intracapsular fracture. Offer THR to patients with a displaced intracapsular fracture who: were able to walk independently out of doors with no more than the use of a stick and are not cognitively impaired and are medically fit for anaesthesia and the operation. Use a proven femoral stem design rather than Austin Moore or Thompson stems for arthroplasties Use cemented implants in patients undergoing surgery with arthroplasty
Is this appropriate management?
Influence of cement on mortality risk. It was observed there is a significant increase in mortality risk when no cement is used when all the patients are being analysed with a cox proportional hazard Number P value of cases All 478 <0.001* Number P value of cases All 478 <0.001* Consolidated group A 322 0.006* Consolidated group B 156 0.293
Is this appropriate management?
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Is this appropriate?
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Is this appropriate management? Outdoor mobility groups NHFS A M1 M2 M3 M4 B 0 THR THR Uncemented/IF Uncemented/IF 1 THR THR Uncemented/IF Uncemented/IF 2 THR THR Uncemented/IF Uncemented/IF 3 THR THR Uncemented/IF Uncemented/IF 4 THR THR Uncemented/IF Uncemented/IF 5 Cemented Cemented Uncemented/IF Uncemented/IF 6 Cemented Cemented Uncemented/IF Uncemented/IF 7 Cemented Cemented Uncemented/IF Uncemented/IF 8 Cemented Cemented Uncemented/IF Uncemented/IF 9 Cemented Cemented? conservative? conservative 10 Cemented Cemented? conservative? conservative
Dilemmas High risk patients who were immobile prior to admission 1. Should they get an operation? 1. Hemiarthroplasty versus internal fixation? 2. Which implant? 3. Use of cement? 2. If managed conservatively? 1. What management plan? 2. Role of an intra-articular local anaesthetic injection We can now design studies looking into the influence of these strategies, whilst standardising patients Look at patients within one grid box/column/row
Would this be useful to know Mortality understand local factors and counsel patient/family Incidence help organize rehabilitation and social services Research standardize patients for better quality studies Management objective tool to guide treatment Maulik J Gandhi mj@gandhi.org.uk
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Incidence 18 16 14 12 % of patients 10 8 6 4 2 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M1 0 0.9 2.3 1.6 2.7 16.5 16.2 3.6 0 0 0 M2 0 0 0.7 0.4 0.5 7.7 12.1 3.2 0.7 0 0 M3 0 0 0.2 0 0.4 2 4.4 2.1 0.5 0 0 M4 0 0 0.9 0.2 0.4 5.3 9.8 4.3 0.5 0 0
Incidence 30 25 % of patients 20 15 10 5 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 A 0 0.9 3 2 3.2 24.2 28.3 6.8 0.7 0 0 B 0 0 1.1 0.2 0.8 7.3 14.2 6.4 1 0 0
Incidence Grid Help plan inpatient and outpatient services 69% in outdoor mobility group A Majority should have rehabilitation potential identify rehab bed The remaining should have post hospital care identified e.g. residential/nursing home rather than rely on rehab bed
Can you enhance the NHFS?
Demographics and observational data Missing values for a factor were managed using a technique described by Tabachnick and Fidell
Analysis Primary outcome - patient mortality Cox hazard ratios for each independent factor p<0.05 considered significant n=562 patients entered into study
Cox Hazard Ratios higher mortality risk. In CI, if value >1 it increases mortality risk. Number of cases P value Lower CI 0.95 Upper CI 0.95 C NHFS 562 <0.001 1.317 1.885 0.634 Age 562 <0.001 1.034 1.083 0.639 Admission haemoglobin 495 <0.001 0.721 0.894 0.803 Walking ability outdoors 562 0.37 0.913 1.278 0.53 Walking ability indoors 562 0.579 0.778 1.151 0.53 Consolidated walking ability outdoors Consolidated walking ability indoors 562 <0.001 1.552 3.166 0.595 562 <0.001 0.778 1.151 0.571 Gender 562 0.036 1.025 2.153 0.541
Why not another scoring system? ASA Shown to lack intra- and inter-observer reliability. (Aronson et al. 2003) NHFS shown to predict mortality (review article Vitale 2012) RISK-VAS, POSSUM and Charlston index predicted ambulation NOT mortality at 3 months (Burgos et al. 2008) Other scoring systems compared The American Society of Anesthesiologists classification, The Barthel index, The Goldman index, The Physiological and Operative Severity Score for the Enumeration of Mortality and Morbidity (POSSUM) scoring system, The Charlson index and the Visual Analogue Scale for Risk (RISK-VAS)
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