Blood transfusions cause morbidity and complications in hip fracture patients. This includes increased risk of bacterial infection, potentially increased mortality, and higher hospital costs. Factors such as delay from admission to surgery, fracture pattern, method of fixation, operating time, age, and gender, may affect transfusion requirements. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of patient and operative factors on blood loss and transfusion requirements. A retrospective analysis of 631 hip fracture patients between October 2005 and February 2010 was performed. Patients were reviewed for demographics, fracture type, fixation method, delay from admission to surgery and operating time. Patients receiving post operative blood transfusions were recorded. A logistic regression analysis was performed to establish a relationship between all independent variables and transfusion requirements.Purpose
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