Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics According to the Receipt of Acute Postoperative Inpatient Rehabilitation Services
| Characteristics | Received Acute Postoperative Inpatient Rehabilitation (n=1418) |
No Evidence of Inpatient Rehabilitation (n=1255) |
|---|---|---|
| Demographics | ||
| Average age (y) | 67.2 (35–87) | 67.7 (26–95) |
| Sex (male) | 1406 (99.2) | 1245 (99.2) |
| Marital status (not married) | 765 (54.0) | 706 (56.3) |
| Living location before hospitalization‡ |
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| Extended care | 88 (6.2) | 206 (16.4) |
| Home | 1294 (91.3) | 1005 (80.1) |
| Hospital | 36 (2.5) | 44 (3.5) |
| Transtibial amputation level‡ | 836 (59.0) | 637 (50.8) |
| Contributing etiologies | ||
| Previous amputation complication† |
131 (9.2) | 94 (7.5) |
| Systemic sepsis‡ | 145 (10.2) | 197 (15.7) |
| Comorbidities | ||
| Fluid and electrolyte disorders* |
300 (21.2) | 317 (25.3) |
| Hypertension‡ | 910 (64.2) | 687 (54.7) |
| Paralysis† | 64 (4.5) | 89 (7.1) |
| Renal failure* | 238 (16.8) | 256 (20.4) |
| Time from admission to surgery (d) |
8.3 | 13.8 |
| Procedures | ||
| Active pulmonary pathology* |
16 (1.1) | 29 (2.3) |
| Ongoing active cardiac pathology* |
177 (12.5) | 196 (15.6) |
| Serious nutritional compromise† |
63 (4.4) | 97 (7.7) |
| Severe renal disease† | 115 (8.1) | 146 (11.6) |
| ICU admission‡ | 534 (37.7) | 612 (48.8) |
| Average no. of bed sections (range)* |
2.6 (1–18) | 2.5 (1–18) |
NOTE. Values are n (range) or n (%). Only statistically significant amputation etiologies, comorbidities, and procedures are shown; region (5 categories) and total hospital bed size (4 categories) were both statistically significant P<.01 (data not shown).
Abbreviation: ICU, intensive care unit.
*
P<.05.
†
P<.01.
‡
P<.001.