Table 1.
Patients’ characteristics and health service utilization
| Variables | DAIR, n (%) | One-stage revision, n (%) | p valuea |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age group of patients (years) | < 0.001 | ||
| 05–59 | 2 (12.27) | 27 (18.42) | |
| 60–64 | 2 (15.79) | 21 (14.12) | |
| 65–69 | 3 (19.30) | 29 (19.41) | |
| 70–74 | 2 (10.53) | 30 (20.39) | |
| 75–79 | 3 (17.54) | 20 (13.73) | |
| 80–84 | 2 (14.04) | 14 (9.02) | |
| ≥ 85 | 1 (10.53) | 8 (4.91) | |
| Sex | < 0.001 | ||
| Female | 9 (58.00) | 58 (39.00) | |
| Male | 6 (42.00) | 91 (61.00) | |
| Private insurance status for admission | |||
| Insured | 2 (16.00) | 24 (16.00) | < 0.001 |
| Not insured | 12 (79.00) | 125 (84.00) | < 0.001 |
| Not stated/unknown | 1 (5.00) | 0 (0.00) | n/a |
| Indigenous status | |||
| Indigenous | 1 (3.51) | 4 (2.94) | 0.001 |
| Non-indigenous | 14 (96.49) | 145 (97.06) | < 0.001 |
| Elective status | |||
| Elective admission | 7 (48.00) | 87 (58.43) | < 0.001 |
| Emergency admission | 7 (48.00) | 57 (38.04) | < 0.001 |
| Not assigned | 1 (4.00) | 5 (3.53) | 0.004 |
| Revisions that used ICU | 0 (0.00) | 4 (2.55) | n/a |
| Length of hospital stay per revision | 16 (14–19) | 15 (14–16) | 0.896 |
DAIR debridement, antibiotic, and implant retention, ICU intensive care unit
aDAIR versus one-stage revision