Predictors of change in ‘discharge destination’ following treatment for fracture neck of femur

Abstract Objectives The purpose of our study was to analyse the incidence and factors predicting the ‘change in discharge destination’ in patients with fractured neck of femur who were treated surgically. Materials and methods Fifteen hundred and seventy-three consecutive patients admitted with a fractured neck of femur, residing in their own home prior to admission were studied. Patients who did not have an operation ( n = 70) for their hip fracture were excluded from the study. Residential location in the UK is broadly categorised as: (1) living in their own home; (2) residential home; (3) nursing home; (4) hospitalised. Results A downward drift in “discharge destination” of 20% was noted after analysis. Univariate analysis revealed that age, gender, AMT score, place of fall, type of fracture, walking ability outdoor and indoor, ASA grade, medical co-morbidity requiring physician review and delay beyond 36 h to surgery had a significant effect. Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that increasing age, male gender (OR = 1.67), accompaniment for outdoor mobilisation (OR = 1.96), increasing ASA grade, AMT score