The Effect of Total Lymphocyte Count on Postoperative Complications in Elderly Patients with Hip Fractures

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Published: Oct 31, 2010
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total lymphocyte count comorbidities postoperative complications elderly hip fractures

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Chaiyamahapruek O, MD
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Samutsakhon Hospital, Samutsakhon, Thailand

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the effect of total lymphocyte count on postoperative complications in elderly patients with hip fractures.


Methods: In-patient medical records of elderly patients with hip fracture surgery including patient demographic, site of fracture, comorbidities, postoperative complications, operative technique, length of stay, hematocrit, total lymphocyte count and albumin were reviewed then evaluated the effect of total lymphocyte count on postoperative complications


Results: 16 males and 52 females with mean age 73.81±8.17 years were included in this study. 37 patients had postoperative complications. There were 4 postoperative deaths. Patients with low total lymphocyte count had a higher prevalence of postoperative complications as compared with patients with normal total lymphocyte count but the difference was not statistically significant.


Conclusions: From this study, total lymphocyte count had no statistically significant affect on postoperative complications in elderly patients with hip fractures. However, patients with low total lymphocyte count had a higher prevalence of postoperative complications than patients with normal total lymphocyte count.

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Vol. 34 No. 3-4 (2010): July-October
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