Perioperative medicine & outcomes
The red cell distribution width (RDW) was associated with preoperative deep venous thrombosis (DVT) in hip fractures: a retrospective study
Main finding · Preoperative DVTResult — go to the resultOdds ratio 1.03 95% CI 1.01–1.05Authors' conclusion
The RDW on admission was associated with preoperative DVT in hip fractures.
Study context
- Population
- Older adults with hip fractures, January 2015 to September 2019
- Participants
- 1,686 adults
- Exposure
- Association of RDW on admission with preoperative DVT
- Outcome
- Preoperative DVT
Methodological detailsmultivariate logistic regression, sensitivity analysis
- Multivariate logistic regression
- Sensitivity analysis
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Odds ratio
1.03
95% CI 1.01–1.05
P < 0.001
RDW
OR 1.03 (95% CI 1.01–1.05); P < 0.001
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
- Linear association stable in sensitivity analysis
Original publication
The red cell distribution width (RDW) was associated with preoperative deep venous thrombosis (DVT) in hip fractures: a retrospective study. Perioper Med (Lond). Published 15 January 2026. doi:10.
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