Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 1 Comparison of demographic data between subjects who did and those who did not have surgery within 36 h of admission
Variables | Time to surgery <36 h | Time to surgery >36 h | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Number | 537 (39.5 %) | 824 (60.5 %) | 0.01 |
Age in years | 84 (24–103) | 83 (31–104) | 0.279 |
Gender | – | – | 0.674 |
Male | 143 (26.6 %) | 228 (27.6 %) | – |
Female | 394 (73.4 %) | 596 (72.4 %) | – |
Fracture type | – | – | 0.228 |
Intracapsular undisplaced | 197 (36.7 %) | 263 (31.9 %) | – |
Intracapsular displaced | 156 (29.1 %) | 277 (33.6 %) | – |
Intertrochanteric | 140 (26.1 %) | 217 (26.3 %) | – |
Subtrochanteric | 44 (8.2 %) | 67 (8.1 %) | – |
Admission source | – | – | 0.031a |
Own home | 390 (72.6 %) | 650 (78.8 %) | – |
Residential/nursing home | 118 (22.0 %) | 128 (15.5 %) | – |
Already inpatient | 11 (2.0 %) | 24 (2.9 %) | – |
Other hospital | 2 (0.4 %) | 2 (0.2 %) | – |
Unknown/other | 16 (3.0 %) | 20 (2.4 %) | – |
Pre-injury walking ability | – | – | 0.664 |
Independent | 285 (55.1 %) | 439 (53.2 %) | – |
1 stick | 122 (22.7 %) | 203 (24.6 %) | – |
2 sticks or frame | 99 (18.4 %) | 148 (17.9 %) | – |
Wheelchair/scooter | 12 (2.2 %) | 13 (1.6 %) | – |
Unknown | 19(3.5 %) | 21(%) | – |