Key result
Lower admission albumin and lymphocyte counts are linked to higher one-year mortality, reaching ~56%.
Why the study?
Do nutrition related blood parameters predict one-year mortality in elderly patients following intertrochanteric fracture surgery?
Cohort (n=174)
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Do nutrition related blood parameters predict one-year mortality in elderly patients following intertrochanteric fracture surgery?
May refine mortality risk stratification after intertrochanteric fracture surgery; hypothesis-generating for nutritional intervention trials.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the contributing value of nutrition related blood parameters to one-year mortality following intertrochanteric fracture surgery in a Chinese population over the age of 65.
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Jun Lu (2014) conducted a cohort in Intertrochanteric fracture (n=174). Low serum albumin and total lymphocyte count (malnutrition) vs. Normal serum albumin and total lymphocyte count was evaluated on One-year mortality (HR 1.223, 95% CI 1.108-1.351, p=<0.001). Lower serum albumin and total lymphocyte count at admission were significant independent predictors of one-year mortality, with mortality reaching 55.6% in patients with albumin <30.0 g/L compared to 16.8% in those with ≥30.0 g/L.
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