Preoperative leukocytosis and postoperative outcomes in geriatric hip fracture patients: a retrospective cohort study

Conclusions: Preoperative leukocytosis was not associated with adverse postoperative outcome after geriatric hip-fracture surgery. The more reliable variables for prediction of surgical outcome in geriatric patients with hip fracture were delay in surgery, gender, hypoalbuminemia, dementia, and use of anticoagulant or antiaggregant medications. Level of Evidence: Level III.
Source: Current Orthopaedic Practice - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Original Research Source Type: research