Are albumin levels a good predictor of mortality in elderly patients with neck of femur fractures?

Are albumin levels a good predictor of mortality in elderly patients with neck of femur fractures?

Background Neck of femur (NOF) fractures are associated with significant morbidity and mortality in elderly people with multiple co-morbidities; making management of this patient subgroup challenging. Predictors of an increase in morbidity and mortality would therefore provide a useful framework for...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of nutrition, health & aging health & aging, 2017-06, Vol.21 (6), p.699-703
Hauptverfasser: Harrison, Simon J., Messner, J., Leeder, D. J., Stephenson, J., Sidhom, S. A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging
Albumins - metabolism
Female
Femoral Neck Fractures - blood
Femoral Neck Fractures - mortality
Fractures
Geriatrics/Gerontology
Humans
Hypoalbuminemia - physiopathology
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Morbidity
Mortality
Neurosciences
Nutrition
Older people
Patients
Primary Care Medicine
Proportional Hazards Models
Quality of Life Research
Retrospective Studies
Serum Albumin - analysis
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Zusammenfassung:Background Neck of femur (NOF) fractures are associated with significant morbidity and mortality in elderly people with multiple co-morbidities; making management of this patient subgroup challenging. Predictors of an increase in morbidity and mortality would therefore provide a useful framework for the assessment and management of this demographic. Within the current literature, hypoalbuminaemia (
ISSN:1279-7707
1760-4788
DOI:10.1007/s12603-016-0799-6