Table 6 Comparison of postoperative outcomes of patients who had emergency total hip replacements and elective total hip replacements Abbreviations: THR – Total Hip Replacement; n – number; % a – percentage of the total deceased population; % b – percentage of the total study population
Outcomes | Emergency THR GroupaN = 35 | Elective THR GroupaN = 91 | p-value2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Survival status [n(%a)] | Total Deceased | 23 | 51 | 0.323 |
Died within 30Â days | 1 (2.9) | 1 (1.1) | 0.568 | |
Died between 30Â days and 1Â year | 4 (11.4) | 11 (12.1) | 0.848 | |
Discharge destination [n(%b)] | Temporary place of residence | 13 (37.1) | 26 (28.6) | 0.077 |
Usual place of residence | 9 (25.7) | 43 (47.3) | ||
Death prior to discharge | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.1) | ||
Missing data | 13 (37.1) | 21 (23.1) | ||
Length of stay in hospital (days) | Mean ± SD | 16.00 ± 9.653 | 10.44 ± 10.456 | 0.015* |
Median (IQR) | 12 (8 – 18) | 8 (5 – 12) | ||
Dislocations [n] | 0 | 0 | - | |
Revision Surgery [n] | 1 | 0 | 0.070 | |
Periprosthetic Fracture [n] | 0 | 2 | - | |