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Factors affecting the need of postoperative blood transfusion in elderly patients with intertrochanteric hip fracture.
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- Risk prediction models for blood transfusion in patients undergoing total hip and knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of medicine · 2026Pooled it
- The effect of intravenous vitamin C administration on postoperative pain and intraoperative blood loss in older patients after intramedullary nailing of trochanteric fractures.European geriatric medicine · 2025Trial
- Impact of Preoperative Waiting Time on Intraoperative Blood Transfusion in Older Patients with Hip Fracture: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- A Machine Learning-Based Clinical Decision Support Tool for Intertrochanteric Hip Fracture Patients to Predict Postoperative Anemia Risk: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Comparative efficacy of intravenous, topical, and combined tranexamic acid in elderly patients with intertrochanteric fractures undergoing intramedullary nail fixation: a multicenter cohort study.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Article
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Abstract
introductionWe investigated the risk factors that increased the frequency of blood transfusions in elderly patients with intertrochanteric hip fractures to determine blood transfusion risk before surgery and to take selective precautionary measures in the group at high risk for transfusion to ensure safe surgery. MATERIALS AND
methodsWe retrospectively reviewed the electronic medical records of 203 patients who underwent surgical fixation of intertrochanteric hip fractures from January 2015 to December 2020. We hypothesized that patient sex, age, body mass index, preoperative hemoglobin, preoperative platelet count, glomerular filtration rate (GFR), preoperative albumin level, American Society of Anesthesiologist score, intraoperative blood loss, duration of surgery, method of anesthesia, and time from injury to surgery would affect the need for blood transfusion. Student's
resultsUnstable fractures (
conclusionLow preoperative hemoglobin levels, low GFRs, general anesthesia, and unstable fractures in elderly patients with intertrochanteric hip fractures increased the risk of blood transfusion.
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