BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Preoperative lung ultrasound score and multifactorial predictors of 1-year mortality in geriatric hip fracture patients with pneumonia: a retrospective cohort study
Abstract Background Preoperative pneumonia severity independently predicts postoperative mortality in elderly hip fracture patients, yet accurate assessment remains challenging. This study evaluated lung ultrasound score (LUS) for predicting 1-year mortality and compared its predictive performance with traditional risk scores. Methods We retrospectively reviewed 839 elderly (≥65 years) hip fracture patients treated between August 2019 and August 2023. After applying inclusion/exclusion criteria, 92 patients with pr …