Association between markers of inflammation and outcomes after hip fracture surgery: analysis of routinely collected electronic healthcare data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Risk assessment tools such as the Nottingham Hip Fracture Score (NHFS) are crucial in guiding prognostic discussions and benchmarking in hip fracture care. These scores have scope to be improved, which may help identify higher-risk patients at admission. We investigated the role of inflammatory biomarkers, which are routinely collected at admission, in predicting post-operative outcomes following hip fracture. We subsequently combined these biomarkers with the NHFS to see if we could enhance risk prediction.

Methods

We analysed data from patients admitted to a trauma unit with hip fracture between 2015 and 2020 who underwent operative management. National hip fracture database (NHFD) data, including the NHFS, were linked with admission biomarkers: albumin, C-react

SUBMITTER: Kolhe SN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12023628 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature