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Patient and surgery characteristics
| Total | |
|---|---|
| Patient characteristics (n = 1225 patients) | |
| Age, mean (SD) | 69 (11.8) |
| Age (≥ 65 years), n (%) | 872 (68.1) |
| Sex, n (%) | |
| Female | 732 (57.1) |
| Male | 550 (42.9) |
| Surgery characteristics (n = 1282 surgeries) | |
| Type of surgery, n (%) | |
| Hip replacement | 558 (43.5) |
| Knee replacement | 724 (56.4) |
| Elective surgery, n (%) | 1186 (92.5) |
| Major complexity, n (%) | 210 (16.4) |
| Revision, n (%) | 111 (8.7) |
| Length of stay (days), median (IQR) | 5 (3–7) |
