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Table. 1 Clinical characteristics of the 133 patients with closed fracture a

From: Customized treatment protocols for patients with closed fracture in hospitals at varying coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) risk

 

H1

H2

H3

Total

P b

Subjects, n

32

45

61

138

Age, y

46.1 ± 19.4

57.1 ± 17.6

53.0 ± 13.7

52.4 ± 16.6

0.001

Male, n (%)

18 (56.3)

21 (46.7)

29 (47.5)

68 (49.3)

0.656

Fracture

  Total, n

35

56

68

159

 

  Tibia and fibula

3 (8.6)

9 (16.1)

16 (23.5)

28 (17.6)

0.207

  Femoral neck

5 (14.3)

11 (19.6)

7 (10.3)

23 (14.5)

0.032

  Femur

5 (14.3)

5 (8.9)

5 (7.4)

15 (9.4)

0.393

  Spinal column

8 (22.9)

4 (7.1)

1 (1.5)

13 (8.1)

0.023

  Ankle

1 (2.9)

6 (10.7)

6 (8.8)

13 (8.1)

0.238

  Calcaneus

2 (5.7)

2 (3.6)

7 (10.3)

11 (6.9)

0.035

  Patella

1 (2.9)

4 (7.1)

4 (5.9)

9 (5.7)

0.484

  Clavicle

2 (5.7)

1 (1.8)

6 (8.8)

9 (5.7)

0.163

  Humerus

1 (2.9)

2 (3.6)

5 (7.4)

8 (5.0)

0.047

  Intertrochanteric femur

0

5 (8.9)

3 (4.4)

8 (5.0)

0.069

  Pelvis & acetabulum

4 (11.4)

2 (3.6)

1 (1.5)

7 (4.4)

0.159

  Ulna and radius

1 (2.9)

2 (3.6)

4 (5.9)

7 (4.4)

0.301

  Other

2 (5.7)

3 (5.4)

3 (4.4)

8 (5.0)

0.742

Anesthesia

  Total, n

30

42

61

133

 

  General

25 (83.3)

5 (11.9)

5 (8.2)

35 (26.3)

0.003

  Brachial plexus

1 (13.3)

6 (14.3)

14 (23.0)

21 (15.8)

0.237

  Spinal & epidural

4 (13.3)

31 (73.8)

42 (68.9)

77 (57.9)

0.048

Operation type

  Total, n

32

42

61

135

 

  Plate and screw

26 (81.3)

33 (78.6)

50 (82.0)

109 (80.7)

0.002

  External fixator

2 (6.3)

0

2 (3.3)

4 (3.0)

0.718

  Joint replacement

4 (12.5)

5 (11.9)

5 (8.2)

14 (10.4)

0.029

  Intramedullary nail

0

4 (9.5)

4 (6.6)

8 (5.9)

0.001

Hospital stay, d

  Total

21.9 ± 8.1

19.5 ± 4.5

15.3 ± 4.3

18.6 ± 5.8

 

  Preoperative

10.9 ± 6.1

8.9 ± 4.4

6.8 ± 4.1

8.5 ± 5.0

0.015

  Postoperative

10.7 ± 3.9

6.8 ± 3.4

8.6 ± 3.2

8.9 ± 3.5

0.101

  1. a Reported as n (%) unless indicated otherwise.
  2. b P value comparing 3 target hospitals by ANOVA for continuous variables and chi-squared test for categorical variables.
  3. Abbreviations: H1 Wuhan Union Hospital; H2 People’s Hospital of Dong-Xi-Hu District; H3 People’s Hospital of Caidian District.