Tulic, Goran (23036995600)Goran (23036995600)TulicDubljanin-Raspopovic, Emilija (13613945600)Emilija (13613945600)Dubljanin-RaspopovicTomanovic-Vujadinovic, Sanja (56029483100)Sanja (56029483100)Tomanovic-VujadinovicSopta, Jelena (24328547800)Jelena (24328547800)SoptaTodorovic, Aleksandar (57217367046)Aleksandar (57217367046)TodorovicManojlovic, Radovan (19933967900)Radovan (19933967900)Manojlovic2025-06-122025-06-122018https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-017-3643-7https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85030118546&doi=10.1007%2fs00264-017-3643-7&partnerID=40&md5=48f1c56d9eea3f43a5a94c4a35c09c58https://remedy.med.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/6730Introduction: The aim of this open prospective cohort study was to determine if a prolonged pre-operative hospital stay is a true predictor of higher morbidity or mortality in geriatric patients with hip fractures. Materials and methods: We analysed early outcome parameters, such as functional independence measure (FIM), at discharge and four months post-operatively, peri-operative nonsurgical complications, intra-hospital and one year mortality compared with prolonged pre-operative hospital stay in 308 patients from a continuous cohort of 344. Results: Average pre-operative stay was 8.39 ± 5.80 days. Delaying surgery for > 72 hours was independently predictive for general complications and lower motor FIM gain at four months. All findings worsen progressively after the fifth day of delay. Pre-operative period was not found to be an independent predictor of mortality. Conclusion: In all observed outcome parameters except mortality, pre-operative delay > 72 hours was shown to be a true predictive factor. © 2017, SICOT aisbl.Delay of surgeryEarly outcomesGeriatricHip fracturesMortalityPredictive factors