Open AccessAnemia at Presentation Predicts Acute Mortality and Need for Readmission Following Geriatric Hip Fracture
Author(s) -
Gareth Ryan,
L Nowak,
Luana Torres Monteiro Melo,
Sarah Ward,
Amit Atrey,
Emil H. Schemitsch,
Aaron Nauth,
Amir Khoshbin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jb and js open access
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.786
H-Index - 3
ISSN - 2472-7245
DOI - 10.2106/jbjs.oa.20.00048
Subject(s) - medicine , hip fracture , anemia , internal fixation , femoral neck , odds ratio , body mass index , surgery , hematocrit , myocardial infarction , confidence interval , osteoporosis
There is a paucity of research regarding the relationship between anemia and postoperative morbidity and mortality among geriatric patients presenting with hip fracture. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of anemia at presentation on 30-day morbidity and mortality among geriatric patients with hip fracture.