Table 2 Mean PLTC, blood parameters and functional outcome in patients with major orthopaedic surgery at admission to and discharge from the rehabilitation unit
Admission | Discharge | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients | <75 y | >75 y | Patients | <75 y | >75 y | |
PLTC | 394.8* (147.0) | 437.8*§ (145.9) | 362.9* (140.5) | 300.4 (90.0) | 328.2$ (89.1) | 281.0 (86) |
ESR | 60.5 (25.4)* | 61.5 (24.4)* | 59.7 (26.3)* | 38.1 (25.4) | 32.9 (26.5) | 45.1 (23) |
Fibrinogen | 506.1* (116.8) | 520.6* (110.2) | 496.4* (121.1) | 393.3 (223.9) | 394.4 (264.4) | 390.5 (145.0) |
D-dimers | 580.7* (332.0) | 542.8* (317.6) | 614* (345.6) | 299.3 (168.2) | 237.0 (137.4) | 342.4 (179.0) |
RBC | 3490716.5 (477973.0) | 3475555.6 (386374.9) | 3501931.5 (538155.4) | 3878871.6£ (435390.7) | 3962687.5** (342441.9) | 3812918.0 (489199.3) |
Hb | 10.3 (2.4)* | 10.4 (2.9)* | 10.2 (2)* | 11.2 (2) | 11.3 (0.8) | 11.2 (2.6) |
Functional measures | ||||||
Gait | 1.3 (0.8) | 1.8 (0.3)^ | 0.9 (0.8) | 2.5 (0.7)** | 2.9 (0.2)& | 2.2 (0.8)** |
BS | 47.2 (22.5) | 60.3 (15.3)§ | 36.0 (21.7) | 82.7 (23.4)** | 97 (6.9)§** | 70.5 (25.6)** |
FIM | 66.5 (25.3) | 82.5 (13.1)§ | 54.8 (25.6) | 97.8 (29.4)** | 116.4 (10.9)§** | 83.6 (31.2)** |