Prognostic nutritional index (PNI) is an independent predictor for functional outcome after hip fracture in the elderly: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT: The prognostic nutritional index (PNI) is a useful tool for assessing nutritional status using serum albumin and lymphocyte count. This study indicates that a higher preoperative PNI correlates with improved mobility and health-related quality of life during the initial postoperative period in elderly patients with hip fractures.

Purpose

To investigate the prognostic value of the prognostic nutritional index (PNI) in predicting mobility and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in elderly hip fracture patients after surgery.

Methods

We prospectively involved patients aged 65 and above, who could walk freely before injury and underwent surgery between 2018 and 2019. Admission PNI was calculated as serum albumin (g/L) + 5 × total lymphocyte count (× 10⁹/L). Patients

SUBMITTER: Chen Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11538184 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature