Table 5 Treatment data for the 218 out-patients with a hand injury treated at a department for hand surgery

Age

74 [70–79]

71 [68–77]

73 [69–79]

^a 0.03

MHISS

8 [4–20]

12 [6.5–23]

12 [4–20]

^a 0.01

Conservative

105 (88%)

68 (69%)

173 (79%)

^b0.11

Operative

14 (12%)

31 (31%)

45 (21%)

^b 0.02

Operating time (minutes)

37 [26–66]

30 [15–41.5]

30 [15–45]

^a0.14

Admitted after treatment

7 (6%)

2 (2%)

9 (4%)

^c0.19

 Hand surgeon

2 [1–2]

2 [1–3]

2 [1–3]

^a0.14

 Nurse

0 [0–0]

0 [0–1.5]

0 [0–1]

^a < 0.01

 Hand therapist

2 [0–3]

1 [0–2]

1 [0–3]

^a0.08

 Prophylaxis

15 (13%)

30 (30%)

45 (21%)

^b < 0.01

 Due to infection

3 (3%)

8 (8%)

11 (5%)

^c 0.07

 Infection

4 (3%)

6 (6%)

10 (5%)

–

 Other

1 (1%)

1 (1%)

2 (1%)

–

 1

0

2 (2%)

2 (1%)

–

 2 or more

0

0

0

–