Abstract:Objective To explore the risk factors of postoperative heart failure in the elderly who received operation for treatment of hip fracture. Methods Totally 329 patients (age>75 years) were analyzed who underwent operation for hip fracture in Beijing Fengsheng Special Hospital of Medical Traumatology and Orthopaedics from June 2010 to December 2013. They were divided into 2 groups:heart failure group (n=53), and non-heart failure group (n=276). The two groups were compared in their clinical features. SPSS statistics 17.0 was used for data processing, and χ2 test for comparison. Logistic regression model was established to identify inde-pendent risk factors. Results No significant differences were found in gender, surgery occasion, surgery type, hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypoalbuminemia between two groups(P>0.05). Univariate analysis showed that patients with advanced age, cognitive dysfunction, complicated coronary heart disease, anemia, and intraoperative blood transfusion had higher risk of heart failure. Multivatiate logistic regression analysis revealed that anemia(OR=3.030,5%CI 1.325-6.932; P=0.009), cognitive dysfuction(OR=5.707,5%CI 1.346-24.097; P=0.018)and complicated coronary heart disease(OR=3.653,5%CI 1.444-9.241; P=0.006)were independent risk factors for postoperative heart failure. Conclusion Independent risk factors of heart failure in the elderly receiving operation for hip fracture include preoperative anemia, postoperative cognitive dysfunction and coronary heart disease.