Nutritional and Inflammatory Indices and the Risk of Surgical Site Infection After Fragility Hip Fractures: Can Routine Blood Test Point to Patients at Risk?

Surgical site infection (SSI) after fragility hip fracture (FHF) surgery is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. We aim to utilize several established nutritional and inflammatory indices to characterize patients at risk. A retrospective cohort study of patients 65 years and older, who underwent surgery following FHFs between January 2012 and June 2020.