[Enchante]

"His death late Friday came after an operation on a broken hip sustained in a fall at his home"

I know that hip operations can be very serious for the elderly, but this is the first time I've ever heard of someone dying from it. Does anyone know if this is at all a typical outcome, or could it be any indication of less than optimal medical treatment??? I do realize that any major operation in the elderly can be dangerous, it's just that I had not heard of anyone dying from a broken hip before now.

[RegulatorCountry]

I’ve known several elderly people who went into a decline from which they never recovered after a fall and a broken hip. I don’t know of any who died from related surgery. However, there are always risks even for young, healthy people, from sedation to blood clots to infection.