Table 2 Outcomes of hip fracture patients after surgery by anaesthetic type for those treated in England, Wales and Northern Ireland during 2018–2019, as recorded in the National Hip Fracture Database

Total

124,960

100

68,851

55

56,109

45

Delirium assessment

0 - Delirium or cognitive impairment unlikely

55,410

44

28,888

42

26,522

47

1-3 Possible cognitive impairment

27,232

22

15,055

22

12,177

22

4+ Possible delirium or cognitive impairment

32,244

26

19,036

28

13,208

24

Missing

10,074

8

5872

9

4202

7

Delirium alertness

0

100,452

80

54,490

79

45,962

82

4

7029

6

4294

6

2735

5

Missing

17,479

14

10,067

15

7412

13

Delirium AMT4

0

62,233

50

32,351

47

29,882

53

1

13,188

11

7110

10

6078

11

2

32,119

26

19,363

28

12,756

23

Missing

17,420

14

10,027

15

7393

13

Delirium attention

0

61,788

49

32,290

47

29,498

53

1

21,361

17

11,978

17

9383

17

2

24,386

20

14,558

21

9828

18

Missing

17,425

14

10,025

15

7400

13

Delirium acute change

0

95,723

77

51,978

75

43,723

78

4

4960

4

6795

10

4960

9

Missing

7426

6

10,078

15

7426

13

Mobilised on day of or day following surgery

No

24,752

20

14,071

20

10,681

19

Yes

99,772

80

54,502

79

45,270

81

Missing

436

<1

278

<1

158

<1

Length of hospital stay (days)^a

Returned to admission source

Yes

81,060

65

44,128

64

36,932

66

No

42,463

34

23,918

35

18,545

33

Missing

1437

1

805

1

632

1

Life status at 30 days

Alive

117,998

94

64,824

94

53,174

95

Dead

6962

6

4027

6

2935

5