On Thursday 31 October at 12:00, Nadia Roldsgaard Gadgaard defends her PhD dissertation entitled "Infection after surgery for hip fracture: inequality according to comorbidity & socioeconomic position".

Hip fracture is a devastating and common injury among older adults. The incidence rate of hip fracture in Denmark is among the highest globally and has increased in recent years. Despite infection being a potentially preventable and treatable condition, it remains one of the most frequent complications and causes of death following hip fracture surgery. Risk of infection after hip fracture has also increased.

The ageing of the population, the comorbidity burden, and socioeconomic inequalities in health are considered major challenges in healthcare. For instance, there is limited knowledge about the interplay between comorbidity and socioeconomic position in the context of infection after hip fracture surgery. Utilizing Danish national health registries, this PhD project aimed to address current knowledge gaps within this topic.

The summary is written by the PhD student. 

The defence is public and takes place in the Auditorium, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital. Please see the press release for more information. 

Contact

PhD student Nadia Roldsgaard Gadgaard
Mail: nrg@clin.au.dk
Phone: (+45) 22382975

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