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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics associated with trauma and treatment of 132 patients evaluated

From: Prior use of antibiotics and immunosuppression are risk factors for fracture-related infection during the COVID-19 pandemic period: a Brazilian prospective cohort study

Variables

Results N(%)

Gender

 Male

99 (75)

Age (years)

 Mean ± Standard Deviation

50.4 ± 22.9

 P50 (P25 – P75)

44.0 (31.0; 70.7)

Age group

 up to 21 years old

11 (8.3)

 From 22 to 40 years old

44 (33.3)

 From 41 to 60 years old

31 (23.5)

  > 60 years old

46 (34.9)

Comorbidities

 Arterial Hypertension

30 (22.7)

 Diabetes Mellitus

15 (11.3)

 Renal KidneyDisease

6 (4.5)

 Cancer

4 (3.0)

 Others comorbidities

13 (9.8)

Surgical risk classification ASAb

 1

97 (73.5)

  ≥ 2

35 (16.5)

Preoperative use of ATB

 Yes

5 (3.8)

Charlson Index a

 Up to 4

106 (80.9)

 Over 4

25 (19.1)

Time between Fracture and surgery (hours)

 Up to 24 h

51 (38.7)

 From 25 to 72 h

37 (28.0)

 Over 72 h

44 (33.3%)

Type of fracture

 Open fracture

36 (27.3)

 Closed fracture

96 (72.7)

Gustilo Anderson Classification (G-A)

 Type I-II

11 (30.6)

 III A, B and C

25 (69.4)

Type of implant used

 Plate/Screw

58 (43.9)

 intramedullary nail

74 (56.1)

Nail at the proximal end of the femur

 Yes

37 (50.0)

Affected limbs

 Lower

106 (80.3)

 Upper

23 (17.4)

 Lower / Upper

3 (2.3)

External fixator a

 Yes

27 (20.6)

Mechanism of injury

 Motorcycle / car accident

56 (42.4)

 Fall from one's own height

40 (30.3)

 Fall from height

19 (14.4)

 Others

17 (12.9)

Infection by COVID

 Yes

5 (3.8)

  1. a—one undisclosed patient, ASAb—American Society of Anesthesiologists