Red cell distribution width and mortality in patients with hip fracture treated with partial prosthesis
Abstract
Objective: This study aimed to determine the relationship between red cell distribution width (RDW) and mortality in patients that received a partial hip prosthesis.
Methods: The study included 316 patients (183 female and 133 male) that underwent surgery due to hip fracture and were followed up for ≥1 year. Mean age of the male and female patients was 77.50 years (range; 65–95) and 78.23 years (range; 65–100), respectively. The relationship between the RDW level at the time of presentation and mortality was evaluated.
Results: There was a significant relationship between mortality, and age (median age for man 77.50 and for woman 78.23) trochanteric fracture, and a high RDW level (>14.5%). In patients with these 3 characteristics the mortality rate was 2.8–fold higher than in the other patients.
Conclusion: RDW is a parameter measured via routine blood testing. We think that RDW measurement should be used in the planning of the treatment of hip fractures and in scoring systems used to estimate post–operative mortality.
Keywords
References
- Sener M, Onar V, Kazlmoğlu C, Yağdi S. Mortality and morbidity in elderly patients who underwent partial pros- thesis replacement for proximal femoral fractures. [Article in Turkish] Eklem Hastalik Cerrahisi 2009;20:11-7.
- A treatise on dislocationa and on fractures of the joints: fractures of the neck of the thigh-bone. Sir Astley Cooper, BART., F.R.S., Surgeon to the King. Clin Orthop Relat Res 1973;92:3-5. CrossRef
- Vidán M, Serra JA, Moreno C, Riquelme G, Ortiz J. Ef- ficacy of a comprehensive geriatric intervention in older patients hospitalized for hip fracture: a randomized, con- trolled trial. J Am Geriatr Soc 2005;53:1476-82. CrossRef
- Wehren LE, Magaziner J. Hip fracture: risk factors and outcomes. Curr Osteoporos Rep 2003;1:78-85. CrossRef
- Kenzora JE, McCarthy RE, Lowell JD, Sledge CB. Hip fracture mortality. Relation to age, treatment, preoperative illness, time of surgery, and complications. Clin Orthop Relat Res 1984;186:45-56.
- Means RT Jr. Free and easy? Red cell distribution width (RDW) and prognosis in cardiac disease. J Card Fail 2011;17:299-300. CrossRef
- Lappé JM, Horne BD, Shah SH, May HT, Muhlestein JB, Lappé DL, et al. Red cell distribution width, C-reac- tive protein, the complete blood count, and mortality in patients with coronary disease and a normal comparison population. Clin Chim Acta 2011;412:2094-9. CrossRef
- Zorlu A, Bektasoglu G, Guven FM, Dogan OT, Gucuk E, Ege MR, et al. Usefulness of admission red cell distribu- tion width as a predictor of early mortality in patients with acute pulmonary embolism. Am J Cardiol 2012;109:128- 34. CrossRef
Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Health Care Administration
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Sinan Zehir
This is me
Serkan Sipahioglu
This is me
Guzelali Ozdemir
This is me
Ercan Sahin
This is me
Umit Yar
This is me
Turgut Akgul
This is me
Publication Date
April 18, 2014
Submission Date
April 18, 2014
Acceptance Date
-
Published in Issue
Year 2014 Volume: 48 Number: 2