Early and subacute inflammatory response and long-term survival after hip trauma and surgery. Issue 3 (May 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sedlář, Martin; Kvasnička, Jan; Krška, Zdeněk; Tománková, Tereza; Linhart, Aleš
• Is Part Of: Archives of gerontology and geriatrics. Volume 60:Issue 3(2015:May/Jun.)
• Page Start: 431
• Page End: 436
• Publication Date: 2015-05
• Subjects: Aging -- Periodicals; Geriatrics -- Periodicals; Gerontology -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 305.26
• DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2015.02.002
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0167-4943

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">Unfavorable long-term prognosis of traumatic hip fracture in elderly was confirmed.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">Acute inflammatory response to the trauma and surgery did not predict long-term outcome.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">Persistent elevation of IL-6 and WBC 3 weeks after surgery predicted higher risk of subsequent death.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">Older age, elevated serum creatinine and subdural anesthesia were associated with worse survival.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>