Controlling nutritional status score predicts postoperative complications after hip fracture surgery

Controlling nutritional status score predicts postoperative complications after hip fracture surgery

Abstract Background Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) score is calculated using laboratory values, including serum albumin, total cholesterol concentration, and total lymphocyte count; it is reportedly valuable for making nutritional assessments. One advantage of CONUT score over other nutritio...

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Main Authors: Toshio Yagi, Yusuke Oshita, Ichiro Okano, Takuma Kuroda, Koji Ishikawa, Takashi Nagai, Katsunori Inagaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Hip fracture
Nutrition
Controlling nutritional status
CONUT score
Postoperative complication
Elderly patient
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-020-01643-3

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