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Table 1 Demographic data and operative details for patients undergoing hip hemiarthroplasty

From: The role of routine postoperative laboratory tests following hip hemiarthroplasty for an elderly femoral neck fracture

Variables

Normal Postoperative Laboratory Test

(N = 56)

Abnormal Postoperative Laboratory Test

(N = 265)

P value

Preoperative variables

 Age

82.07 ± 4.61

81.78 ± 5.73

0.80

 Sex

39(F):17(M)

189(F):76(M)

0.80

 BMI

24.51 ± 5.62

23.97 ± 5.42

0.14

 ASA

2.25 ± 0.85

2.45 ± 0.88

0.1

 CCI

3.03 ± 0.94

3.31 ± 1.27

0.01*

 Time from fracture to operation

2.42 ± 1.04

2.55 ± 1.13

0.71

 Hemoglobin

132.98 ± 8.07

113.89 ± 12.55

< 0.001*

 Albumin

40.18 ± 3.54

32.06 ± 3.53

< 0.001*

 Serum sodium

144.65 ± 3.36

145.58 ± 5.27

0.16

 Serum potassium

4.27 ± 0.41

4.32 ± 0.67

0.77

 Serum calcium

2.29 ± 0.13

2.26 ± 0.21

0.26

Intraoperative variables

 Operation time

54.84 ± 7.88

54.41 ± 8.01

0.75

 Blood loss

95.25 ± 22.99

117.26 ± 31.2

< 0.001*

 Tranexamic acid use

49(Yes):7(No)

126(Yes):139(No)

< 0.001*

 Drainage tube use

14(Yes):42(No)

64(Yes):201(No)

0.89

Postoperative variables

 Hemoglobin

125.72 ± 6.53

104.42 ± 10.49

< 0.001*

 Albumin

32.53 ± 3.88

29.71 ± 4.52

< 0.001*

 Serum sodium

142.11 ± 5.45

141.56 ± 6.11

0.14

 Serum potassium

3.7 ± 0.73

3.62 ± 0.84

0.35

 Serum calcium

2.28 ± 0.12

2.26 ± 0.23

0.96

Postoperative events

 With intervention

0

24

0.02*

 Transfusion

0

7

 

 Intravenous infusion of albumin

0

14

 

 Intervention for electrolytic disorders

0

3

 

 Length of hospital stay

8.4 ± 3.12

8.91 ± 3.44

0.20

 90-day ED Visits or Readmissions

1

4

0.87

  1. BMI body mass index, ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists, CCI Charlson Comorbidity Index, ED emergency department