BACKGROUND: Hip fractures in the orthogeriatric population are a health problem that causes mortality and morbidity, with an increasing frequency. The present study aims to investigate whether the preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a predictive value for the postoperative mortality risk in patients who underwent only proximal femoral nail (PFN) surgery due to pertrochanteric fractures (PTF). To our knowledge, there is not any study conducted with a similar population in the litertaure. METHODS: Fifty-five patients who were operated on by two National Board-certified surgeons with the PFN method were included in our retrospective study. The patients were divided into two groups. Group A included the patients who lost their lives within the postoperative first year (n=13), while Group B included the survivors (n=42). Preoperative NLR data, demographic information, duration of hospitalization, postoperative intensive care requirements (ICU) and comorbid diseases of all patients were recorded. RESULTS: In our study with a maximum follow-up period of 27 months, no statistically significant difference was found between the groups concerning age, gender, body mass index, preoperative American Society of Anesthesiologists scores (ASA), types of fractures, ICU requirements, duration of hospitalization (p>0.05). However, the NLR was significantly higher in Group A (p<0.01), with a cut-off value of 5.25, sensitivity of 84.6% and specificity of 78.6%. CONCLUSION: We believe that the preoperative NLR is a predictive variable for orthopedic surgeons in assessing the postoperative mortality risk in orthogeriatric patients who presented to the emergency room due to PTF and were planned to undergo PFN surgery.
BACKGROUND:Hip fractures in the orthogeriatric population are a health problem that causes mortality and morbidity, with an increasing frequency. The present study aims to investigate whether the preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a predictive value for the postoperative mortality risk in patients who underwent only proximal femoral nail (PFN) surgery due to pertrochanteric fractures (PTF). To our knowledge, there is not any study conducted with a similar population in the litertaure. METHODS: Fifty-five patients who were operated on by two National Board-certified surgeons with the PFN method were included in our retrospective study. The patients were divided into two groups. Group A included the patients who lost their lives within the postoperative first year (n=13), while Group B included the survivors (n=42). Preoperative NLR data, demographic information, duration of hospitalization, postoperative intensive care requirements (ICU) and comorbid diseases of all patients were recorded. RESULTS: In our study with a maximum follow-up period of 27 months, no statistically significant difference was found between the groups concerning age, gender, body mass index, preoperative American Society of Anesthesiologists scores (ASA), types of fractures, ICU requirements, duration of hospitalization (p>0.05). However, the NLR was significantly higher in Group A (p<0.01), with a cut-off value of 5.25, sensitivity of 84.6% and specificity of 78.6%. CONCLUSION: We believe that the preoperative NLR is a predictive variable for orthopedic surgeons in assessing the postoperative mortality risk in orthogeriatric patients who presented to the emergency room due to PTF and were planned to undergo PFN surgery.