Table 1.
Demographics and clinical characteristics, complications and outcome of patients with traumatic femur fracture (January 2016–September 2020) n = 668.
| Variables | Value | Variables | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean ± SD) | 34.5 ± 15.8 | Abbreviated injury scores (AIS) | |
| Males | 607 (90.9%) | Head AIS | 3.2 ± 1.0 |
| Females | 61(9.1%) | Chest AIS | 2.6 ± 0.8 |
| Mechanism of Injury | Abdominal AIS | 2.5 ± 0.9 | |
| Road traffic accidents | 359 (53.7%) | Spine AIS | 2.0 ± 0.3 |
| Fall from height | 159 (23.8%) | Lower extremity AIS | 3.0 ± 0.1 |
| Pedestrian | 71 (10.6%) | Pelvis AIS | 2.3 ± 0.7 |
| Fall of heavy object | 41 (6.1%) | Hemoglobin level (n = 509) | 12.7 ± 2.2 |
| All-terrain vehicle | 13 (1.9%) | White blood cell count (n = 488) | 15.9 ± 6.9 |
| Others | 25 (3.7%) | Neutrophil (n = 255) | 49.0 ± 34.6 |
| Co-morbidities | Platelets count (n = 499) | 247 ± 88 | |
| Diabetes mellitus | 61 (9.1%) | INR (n = 466) | 1.13 ± 0.16 |
| Hypertension | 56 (8.4%) | X-ray | 621 (93.0%) |
| Asthma | 5 (0.7%) | Pan CT scan | 554 (82.9%) |
| Coronary Artery Disease | 19 (2.8%) | Blood transfusion | 334 (50.0%) |
| Initial heart rate | 94.8 ± 21.4 | Blood units transfused | 4 (1–55) |
| Initial systolic blood pressure | 122.4 ± 23.3 | Complications | |
| Body temperature | 36.7 ± 0.5 | Pneumonia | 30 (4.5%) |
| Respiratory rate | 19.7 ± 5.5 | Wound Infection | 29 (4.3%) |
| Initial Glasgow coma scale | 15 (3–15) | Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome | 17 (2.5%) |
| Injury Severity Score | 16.9 ± 9.1 | Pulmonary Embolism | 15 (2.2%) |
| Associated injuries | Acute renal failure | 14 (2.1%) | |
| Chest | 239 (35.8%) | Sepsis | 11 (1.6%) |
| Pelvis | 173 (25.9%) | Hospital length of stay | 10 (1–185) |
| Spine | 170 (25.4%) | intensive care unit stay days | 4 (1–112) |
| Head | 139 (20.8%) | Mortality | 23 (3.4%) |
| Abdomen | 136 (20.4%) | ||
| Tibia | 121 (18.1%) | ||
| Fibula | 71 (10.6%) | ||
| Ankle | 54 (8.1%) | ||
| Knee | 64 (9.6%) |