Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 2 Anemia and clinical outcome
Anemic group (n = 266) | Nonanemic group (n = 128) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Length of hospital stay | 69.5 ± 44.7 days | 64.9 ± 33.9 days | 0.3099* |
Ambulation status at discharge | |||
Ambulatory | 130 (48.9%) | 92 (71.9%) | 0.000016** |
Nonambulatory | 136 (51.1%) | 36 (28.1%) | |
In-hospital mortality | |||
In-hospital death | 15 (5.6%) | 1 (0.8%) | 0.0262*** |
Alive at discharge | 251 (94.4%) | 127 (99.2%) | |