Hip fracture is a serious event in the older population and is associated with morbidity, mortality, and disability among those who survive.

Emerging evidence suggests that frailty is pertinent to the clinical outcomes of older patients with hip fracture.

We conducted a retrospective cohort study on older patients (aged ≥65 years) who underwent orthopedic repair with hip fracture under spinal or general anesthesia between June 1, 2019 and May 31, 2020.

Demographic, surgical, and anesthetic features; chart-derived frailty index (CFI); occurrence of complications; and length of stay were retrospectively collected by reviewing patients’ anesthesia records and medical charts.

Patients were divided into 2 groups according to their CFI: high CFI group (CFI, 3–5) and low CFI group (CFI, 0–2).

The CFI was calculated as the addition of the patient’s conditions, including age >70 years, preoperative body mass index <18.5 kg/m2, hematocrit <35%, albumin <34 g/L, and serum creatinine >176.8 mol/L (2.0 mg/dL).

The EuroQol 5-dimensional questionnaire (EQ-5D) was obtained through telephone interviews 12 months after surgery to assess mortality and long-term quality of life.

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