Geriatric orthopaedic surgery & rehabilitation
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Geriatr Orthop Surg Rehabil · Dec 2012
Risk factors for acute kidney injury after hip fracture surgery in the elderly individuals.
We aimed to evaluate possible risk factors assocıated wıth acute kidney injury (AKI) after hip fracture surgery in the elderly individuals. ⋯ The AKI represents a frequent complication after hip fracture surgery associated with longer hospital stay and higher treatment costs with increased morbidity. Our results show baseline renal function is an independent predictor of AKI.