Evaluation of Inflammation Markers in Elderly Patients Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery

Objectives: High inflammatory markers are thought to be important in evaluating poor postoperative outcomes in older orthopedic patients. We aim to investigate the effect of inflammatory markers in patients over 80 who have undergone a hip fracture surgery regarding 30-day mortality and preoperative evaluation. Materials and Methods: Patients over 80 who had undergone hip fracture surgery were included. Age, gender, type of anesthesia, comorbidities, anticoagulant, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, hospitalization period, 30-day mortality rates, were recorded and platelet/lymphocyte ratio (PLR), neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and systemic immune inflammation index (SII) values were calculated. Results: The mean age was 85.48±4.07 years old. Postoperative ICU admission was found to be 41.1%, and the 30-day mortality rate was 3.3%. The PLR value was 191±105, the NLR value was 6.4±4.5, and the SII value was 1410±1210. A significant correlation was found between ICU hospitalization and mortality, preoperative and postoperative hospital stay. Conclusion: While there was a positive correlation between intensive care hospitalization and mortality, although no statistically significant correlation was found between the PLR, NLR and SII values and mortality rates, high values close to those stated in the literature were found.