ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2024
Association between admission albumin levels and 30-day readmission after hip fracture surgery in geriatric patients: a propensity score-matched study.
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- Hypoalbuminaemia contributes to postoperative pulmonary complications and mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC anesthesiology · 2026Pooled it
- Predictive value of prognostic nutritional index for the long-term prognosis of elderly patients with fracture: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- Increased 1-year mortality rates after hip fracture surgery in geriatric patients with skeletal muscle atrophy: a propensity score-matched study.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Development and validation of a routine blood test-based model to predict in-hospital postoperative pulmonary infection in older patients with hip fracture.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Prognostic nutritional index at admission predicts 90-day mortality in patients aged ≥80 years with hip fracture: a system-level readout of the nutrition-immune milieu relevant to microenvironment-responsive bone repair.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Nutrition-related clinical laboratory indicators in perioperative management of geriatric hip fractures: a narrative review from risk stratification to precision intervention.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
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- Impact of Branched-Chain Amino Acid Supplementation on Postoperative Serum Albumin Recovery in Older Adults with Hip Fracture: A Propensity Score-Matched Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Serum Albumin as a Prognostic Marker in Geriatric Intermediate Care: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Cureus · 2025Article
- Serum IgA, IgG, IgM levels, total protein (TP), albumin (ALB) changes in elderly hip fracture patients after surgery and nutritional support.Journal of medical biochemistry · 2025Article
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- Derivation and Validation of Prediction Models for Prolonged Length of Stay and 30-Day Readmission in Elderly Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Multicenter Study.Journal of diabetes research · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeThis study aimed to evaluate the correlation admission albumin levels and 30-day readmission after hip fracture surgery in geriatric patients.
methodsIn this retrospective cohort study, 1270 geriatric patients admitted for hip fractures to a level I trauma center were included. Patients were stratified by clinical thresholds and albumin level quartiles. The association between admission albumin levels and 30-day readmission risk was assessed using multivariate logistic regression and propensity score-matched analyses. The predictive accuracy of albumin levels for readmission was evaluated by ROC curves. The dose-response relationship between albumin levels and readmission risk was examined.
resultsThe incidence of 30-day readmission was significantly higher among hypoalbuminemia patients than those with normal albumin levels (OR = 2.090, 95%CI:1.296-3.370, p = 0.003). Furthermore, propensity score-matched analyses demonstrated that patients in the Q2(35.0-37.9 g/L) (OR 0.621, 95%CI 0.370-1.041, p = 0.070), Q3(38.0-40.9 g/L) (OR 0.378, 95%CI 0.199-0.717, p < 0.001) and Q4 (≥ 41 g/L) (OR 0.465, 95%CI 0.211-0.859, p = 0.047) quartiles had a significantly lower risk of 30-day readmission compared to those in the Q1(< 35 g/L) quartile. These associations remained significant after propensity score matching (PSM) and subgroup analyses. Dose-response relationships between albumin levels and 30-day readmission were observed.
conclusionsLower admission albumin levels were independently associated with higher 30-day readmission rates in elderly hip fracture patients. Our findings indicate that serum albumin may assist perioperative risk assessment, and prompt correction of hypoalbuminemia and malnutrition could reduce short-term readmissions after hip fracture surgery in this high-risk population.
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