Does perioperative anemia affect clinical and functional outcomes in patients with hip fracture?
Higher perioperative hemoglobin levels in hip fracture patients are associated with improved clinical outcomes, including shorter length of stay and reduced 60-day mortality and readmission.
Substantial declines in hemoglobin were common in patients with hip fracture. Higher preoperative hemoglobin was associated with shorter length of stay and lower odds of death and readmission within 60 days of discharge. Postoperative hemoglobin was also related to length of stay and readmission rates.
Halm et al. (Mon,) studied this question.