Table 4 Mortality rates, stratified by time-to-surgery
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 | |
One-year mortality | ||||
No | 657 (81.9) | 947 (79.5) | 739 (80.1) | |
Yes | 145 (18.1) | 244 (20.5) | 184 (19.9) | 0.40 |