Table 2 Outcomes of Patients during Follow-Up
Initial Treatment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-Operative 121,411 | ORIF 8994 | Arthroplasty 4006 | p-valueΠ | |
Revision surgerya: | ||||
ORIF | 5410 (4.5%) | 225 (2.5%) | 73 (1.8%) | 0.009 |
Arthroplasty | 3747 (3.1%) | 369 (4.1%) | 217 (5.4%) | 0.66 |
All-cause mortality while in-patient | 11,876 (9.8%) | 787 (8.8%) | 401 (10.0%) | 0.003 |
Reasons for readmission | ||||
Device complications | N/A | 475 (5.3%) | 270 (6.7%) | < 0.0001 |
Wound complications | N/A | 172 (1.9%) | 73 (1.8%) | 0.0002 |
Pulmonary embolism | 30 (0.02%) | * | * | 0.004 |
Deep venous thrombosis of lower extremity | 1495 (1.2%) | 130 (1.4%) | 79 (2.0%) | 0.33 |
Venous embolism or thrombosis of other site | 127 (0.10%) | 15 (0.17%) | * | 0.22 |
Cardiac complications | 60 (0.05%) | * | * | 0.88 |
Cardiac rhythm conversion | 2405 (2.0%) | 150 (1.7%) | 89 (2.2%) | 0.02 |
Unspecified septicemia | 7131 (5.9%) | 491 (5.5%) | 265 (6.6%) | 0.01 |