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. 2010 Nov 6;21(Suppl 4):579–586. doi: 10.1007/s00198-010-1427-7

Table 2.

Risk factors for the development of postoperative complications related to hip fracture surgery

Patient-related risk factors Procedure-related risk factors
Advanced age (≥60 years) Emergency surgery
Impaired sensorium Operation time ≥ 3 h
Functional dependency General anesthesia
ASA class ≥ 2 Long-acting neuromuscular blockade use
Weight loss > 10% in previous 6 months
Cigarette smoking
Current respiratory infection or sepsis
Congestive heart failure
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Asthma
Obstructive sleep apnea
Ascites
Albumin level < 35 g/L
Creatinine ≥ 1.5 mg/dL or BUN ≥ 21 mg/dL

ASA American Society of Anesthesiologist, BUN blood urea nitrogen