Association of obesity with thromboembolic complications after hip fracture surgery: a tertiary center retrospective cohort study (HipCLOTS)
BMI is significantly associated with 90-day thromboembolic complications and 1-year mortality following hip fracture surgery. This highlights the need for prolonged thromboprophylaxis and regular follow-up in this patient group.
Authors
- Ross Crawford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6079-1316)
- Harshal Nandurkar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8767-116X)
- Daniel Mullany (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9119-0676)
- Catherine Martin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8243-5873)
- Usha Gurunathan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0336-872X)
- Victoria Eley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6715-9193)
- Susan Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0358-9044)
- Stephen M. Dillon
- Ranjeev Chrysanth Pulle
Institutions
- Queensland University of Technology (AU)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Prince Charles Hospital (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2025-11-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/js9.0000000000003876
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Hip and Femur Fractures
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01