Soroush Mahdian

Student Research Committee, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran

[ 1 ] - Prediction of Mortality in Hip Fracture Patients:Role of Routine Blood Tests

 Methods: In a retrospective descriptive study, medical records of 204 hip fractured patients with the age of 60 or older who were admitted to the Department of Orthopedics was considered regarding routine laboratory tests. Predictive values of these tests were assessed using receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC).  Results: The incidence of death due to hip fracture was 24%. The mortali...