PREDICTING MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY OF GERIATRIC FEMORAL FRACTURES USING A MODIFIED FRAILTY INDEX AND PERIOPERATIVE FEATURES: A PROSPECTIVE, MULTICENTRE AND OBSERVATIONAL STUDY

SARICAOĞLU F., Aksoy S. M., Yilmazlar A., Ozkan D., Copuroglu E., Unlusoy E. O., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI, vol.21, no.2, pp.118-127, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 21 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.31086/tjgeri.2018240413
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.118-127
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: Femoral fracture is associated with high geriatric mortality. Frailty is the increased vulnerability to stressors resulting from aging-associated decreases in physiological reserve. We aimed to predict 30-365-day postoperative mortality and morbidity rates using modified frailty index and perioperative characteristics in geriatric femoral fractures.