Moderate to severe anemia at admission increases the risk of complications in patients over 60 years with hip fracture
Moderate to severe anemia caused complications in elderly hip fracture patients, but it was not observed in non-operated individuals. These findings would support orthopedic physicians' hierarchical management of anemic patients.
Authors
- Lijuan Guan
- Yao Yao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3344-1947)
- Zhou Lihua
- Lingxiao Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3757-3403)
- Jing Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9887-386X)
- Yongxue Yang
- Zheng Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0752-7927)
- Shanping Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4193-9108)
- Yingcun Chen
- Peng Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7637-7885)
- Qian Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5341-1290)
Institutions
- Chengdu Medical College (CN)
- Chengdu Institute of Information Technology (China) (CN)
- Chengdu Fifth People's Hospital (CN)
- Chengdu Institute of Biology (CN)
- Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Geriatrics
- Published
- 2024-09-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-05335-0
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Hip and Femur Fractures
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.86
Funders
- Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Chengdu Science and Technology Bureau
- Chengdu University