Abstract:[Objective] To study the characteristics of osteoporotic hip fractures complicated with bronchiectasis (BE) for better periop-erative evaluation and management. [Methods] From January 2020 to October 2022, 48 patients with bronchiectasis (the BE group) and 48 patients without BE (the non-BE group) were selected from those who underwent surgical treatment for osteoporotic hip fractures in our hospital. The impacts of BE were analyzed by univariate comparison, pairwise correlation analysis and binary logistic regression analysis. [Results] The BE patients had significantly lower bone mineral density (BMD) T value [(-2.5±0.4) vs (-2.2±0.6), P=0.003] and vitamin D levels [(14.9±2.3) ng/ml vs (18.5±2.4) ng/ml, P<0.001] than the non-BE group, whereas the former had significantly higher incidence of postoperative acute pulmonary infection than the latter [cases (%), 20 (41.7) vs 5 (10.4), P<0.001], despite of no significant difference in mortality in a year postoperatively between them (P>0.05). In term of stratified comparison in the BE patients: the patients with acute pulmonary infection had lower vitamin D levels, higher mortality in a year after surgery, and more severe bronchiectasis severity index (BSI) than those without acute pulmonary infection (P<0.05). In addition, the death group had lower vitamin D level, longer bed rest time, more severe BSI grade and higher incidence of postoperative acute pulmonary infection than the alive group (P<0.05). As for pairwise correlation, the BSI grade was negatively correlated with BMD and vitamin D levels, while positively correlated with bed rest duration (P<0.05). As results of logistic regression, the acute pulmonary infection (OR=9.16, P<0.05) and intraoperative blood loss (OR=1.11, P<0.05) were independent risk factors for death in one year after surgery, while high vitamin D levels may be a protective factor for death (OR=0.720, P>0.05). [Conclusion] The patients with osteoporotic hip fracture complicated with BE usually have reduced bone mineral density and vitamin D levels, and are prone to acute pulmonary infection after surgery. The decrease of BMD and vitamin D levels are related to the BE severity. Postoperative acute pulmonary infection and intraoperative blood loss were independent risk factors for death in 1 year after surgery.