1. Predictors of long-term mortality after intertrochanteric fractures surgery: a 3-year retrospective study.
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Lu, Yao, Huang, Qiang, Xu, Yibo, Ren, Cheng, Sun, Liang, Dong, Wenchao, Li, Ming, Xue, Hanzhong, Li, Zhong, Zhang, Kun, Ma, Teng, and Wang, Qian
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HIP fractures ,OLDER patients ,MORTALITY risk factors ,LYMPHOCYTE count ,SERUM albumin ,ALBUMINS ,HEMOGLOBINS ,RETROSPECTIVE studies ,MALNUTRITION ,POSTOPERATIVE period - Abstract
Introduction: Intertrochanteric fractures are associated with high mortality rates; however, long-term data on survival and predictors remain scarce. Therefore, this study investigated risk factors associated with 3-year mortality in elderly patients with intertrochanteric fractures.Methods: In a retrospective study, 156 elderly patients with intertrochanteric fractures who underwent surgery between January 2017 to January 2018 at our center were included. Association-affecting variables, such as gender, age, time from injury to surgery, hemoglobin (Hb), total lymphocyte count (TLC), albumin, malnutrition, and co-morbidities, were recorded and analyzed. Afterward, logistic regression was used to analyze the significant variables and find independent predictors for 3-year mortality.Results: A total of 156 patients were followed up for 3 years. The 1-year, 2-year, and 3-year postoperative cumulative mortality rates were 9.6% (15/156), 16.7% (26/156), and 24.4% (38/156), respectively. Simple analyses found that age, Hb, albumin, and malnutrition were associated with 3-year mortality (p < 0.05). Multivariable analysis confirmed that advanced age (p < 0.001) and low albumin (p = 0.014) were independent risk factors for 3-year mortality.Conclusion: Low serum albumin and advanced age were independent risk factors for long-term mortality in elderly patients with intertrochanteric fractures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2022
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