Demographics | No complication | Complication | P value |
n=339 | n=59 | ||
Sex (female), n (%) | 212 (63) | 34 (58) | 0.47 |
Age, median (IQR) | 76 (63–85) | 82 (72–89) | 0.003 |
Race (Caucasian), n (%) | 322 (95) | 53 (90) | 0.39 |
ISS, median (IQR) | 9 (9–10) | 9 (9–10) | 0.83 |
Rural, n (%) | 272 (81) | 51 (86) | 0.28 |
Alcohol involved in trauma, n (%) | 27 (8) | 4 (7) | 0.75 |
Elixhauser score, median (IQR) Elixhauser Score >2 n (%) | 0 (0-2) 41 (16) | 2 (0-4) 24 (41) | < 0.001 < 0.001 |
Total transfer time, hours, median (IQR) | 4.5 (3.7–5.9) | 4.7 (3.8–5.7) | 0.8 |
Time at initial hospital, median (IQR) | 2.9 (2.2–4.1) | 3.2 (2.4–4.3) | 0.38 |
Time to fracture repair, median (IQR) | 16.6 (10.8–23.1) | 22.3 (16.0–36.6) | 0.03 |
Hospital LOS, days, median (IQR) | 4 (3–6) | 7 (6–10) | <0.0001 |
ICU admission, n (%) | 8 (2) | 17 (29) | <0.0001 |
ICU LOS, days, median (IQR) | 3.5 (2.25–7.25) | 2 (1–4.5) | 0.34 |
Discharge disposition, n (%) | <0.0001 | ||
Home | 105 (31) | 8 (14) | |
Nursing home | 202 (60) | 39 (66) | |
Acute rehabilitation | 30 (9) | 4 (7) | |
In-hospital mortality, n (%) | 1 (0.3) | 6 (10) | <0.0001 |
30-day hospital mortality, n (%) | 12 (4) | 10 (17) | <0.0001 |
Older age, longer time to fracture repair, and longer hospital stays were all associated with complications. Patients with complications were more likely to need intensive care, had higher mortality rates, and were less likely to be discharged home.
ICU, intensive care unit; ISS, Injury Severity Score; LOS, length of stay; n, number of patients.