Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Orthopaedics, Nghe An Orthopaedic and Trauma Hospital, Nghe An, Vietnam
  • 2 Department of Orthopaedics, National Hospital of Acupuncture, Ha Noi, Vietnam
  • 3 Department of Pediatrics, Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital, Nghe An, Vietnam
  • 4 Department of Orthopaedics Vinh Medical University, Nghe An, Vietnam
  • 5 Department of Parasitology, National Institute of Malariology, Parasitology and Entomology
  • 6 Department of Parasitology, Vietnam Military Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
Malays Orthop J, 2023 Mar;17(1):10-17.
PMID: 37064636 DOI: 10.5704/MOJ.2303.002

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to determine on-admission and perioperative factors predicting six-month mortality and functional recovery in Vietnamese patients with hip fracture.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between April 2020 and July 2021, 118 patients participated in this prospective study. Patients' data were collected from medical records. Harris hip score (HHS) was used to evaluate the functional recovery six months after fractures. The obtained data were analysed using a univariate and multivariate model.

RESULTS: The mean age of the participants was 79.5±9.4 years and 68.6% of the patients were female. The six-month mortality rate was 5.9% and independently associated with age (odds ratio (OR): 3.512, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.538 - 8.019; P<0.001, patients aged >80 years vs those aged ≤80 years) and hypoproteinemia (OR: 2.859, 95% CI: 1.001 - 8.166, P=0.049). Among 111 survivors there were 66 (59.5%) of patients with a good functional recovery. Patients aged >80 years had a higher risk of poor functional outcome (OR: 3.167, 95% CI: 1.386 - 7.235, P: 0.006) compared to those aged ≤ 80 years. No significant correlations between other clinical (gender, body mass index, comorbidities, type of fractures or surgery, time until surgery) or laboratory parameters (anaemia, hyperglycemia, marked elevation of C reactive protein level, electrolyte abnormalities, elevated urea) and mortality or functional outcome were found.

CONCLUSION: Advanced age is the most important factor affecting both mortality and functional outcome while hypoproteinemia is associated with a higher risk of mortality in elderly patients with hip fractures.

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