From: The effect of time-to-surgery on outcome in elderly patients with proximal femoral fractures
Group | I | II | III | p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Time from fracture to surgery | ≤ 12 h | > 12 h – ≤ 36 h | > 36 h | |
Cases (total = 2916) | n = 802 | n = 1191 | n = 923 | |
Cardiovascular complications | ||||
No | 778 (97.0) | 1149 (96.5) | 885 (95.9) | |
Yes | 24 (3.0) | 42 (3.5) | 38 (4.1) | 0.45 |
Pneumonia | ||||
No | 787 (98.1) | 1156 (97.1) | 895 (97.0) | |
Yes | 15 (1.9) | 35 (2.9) | 28 (3.0) | 0.25 |
Pulmonary embolism/thrombosis | ||||
No | 799 (99.6) | 1185 (99.5) | 914 (99.0) | |
Yes | 3 (0.4) | 6 (0.5) | 9 (1.0) | 0.23 |
Urinary tract infection | ||||
No | 745 (92.9) | 1103 (92.6) | 836 (90.6) | |
Yes | 57 (7.1) | 88 (7.4) | 87 (9.4) | 0.13 |
Bed sores | ||||
No | 797 (99.4) | 1171 (98.3) | 908 (98.4) | |
Yes | 5 (0.6) | 20 (1.7) | 15 (1.6) | 0.10 |
Post-op. bleeding/Hematoma | ||||
No | 760 (94.8) | 1140 (95.7) | 894 (96.9) | |
Yes | 42 (5.2) | 51 (4.3) | 29 (3.1) | 0.09 |
Abcess (epi-/subfascial) | ||||
No | 783 (97.6) | 1166 (97.9) | 903 (97.8) | |
Yes | 19 (2.4) | 25 (2.1) | 20 (2.2) | 0.92 |
Implant complications | ||||
No | 777 (96.9) | 1170 (98.2) | 900 (97.5) | |
Yes | 25 (3.1) | 21 (1.8) | 23 (2.5) | 0.14 |