Variable | Treatment group | P value | |
GFC N=142 | UCC N=139 | ||
Time from injury to hospital admission (days) | 142 | 139 | 0.270* |
Mean (SD) | 1.0 (4.1) | 1.2 (5.5) | |
Median (Q1; Q3) | 0.0 (0.0; 1.0) | 0.0 (0.0; 0.0) | |
Min; Max | 0.0; 42.0 | −2.0; 51.0 | |
Time from hospital admission to surgery (hours) | 142 | 139 | <0.001* |
Mean (SD) | 33.9 (26.0) | 72.0 (77.8) | |
Median (Q1; Q3) | 28.0 (19.0; 40.0) | 43.0 (22.0; 92.0) | |
Min; Max | 2.0; 155.0 | 3.0; 513.0 | |
Length of surgery: from incision to closure (min) | 142 | 139 | 0.904* |
Mean (SD) | 75.9 (35.2) | 75.1 (33.1) | |
Median (Q1; Q3) | 70.0 (50.0; 95.0) | 70.0 (50.0; 92.0) | |
Min; Max | 18.0; 227.0 | 25.0; 175.0 | |
Duration of hospital stay from admission to discharge from orthopaedic/trauma department (nights) | 141 | 137 | <0.001* |
Mean (SD) | 8.4 (4.7) | 12.9 (5.7) | |
Median (Q1; Q3) | 7.0 (6.0; 10.0) | 12.0 (9.0; 16.0) | |
Min; Max | 2.0; 42.0 | 3.0; 30.0 | |
Type of anaesthesia, n (%) | 142 | 139 | 0.183† |
Spinal | 69 (48.6) | 71 (51.1) | |
General | 69 (48.6) | 68 (48.9) | |
Other‡ | 4 (2.8) | 0 (0.0) | |
Type of initial surgery, n (%) | 142 | 139 | 0.261§ |
Endoprosthesis | 49 (34.5) | 57 (41.0) | |
Osteosynthesis | 93 (65.5) | 82 (59.0) |
*Wilcoxon rank sum test.
†Fisher’s exact test.
‡other: 1 general and ilioinguinal, 1 general with spinal block, 1 epidural block, 1 femoral nerve block and general.
§χ2 test.
GFC, geriatric fracture centre; UCC, usual care centre.