Table 4.
Comparison between pre-ICP and post-ICP groups for TKA
| All | Younger than 75 years | 75 years and older | Male | Female | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-ICP | Post-ICP | Pre-ICP | Post-ICP | Pre-ICP | Post-ICP | Pre-ICP | Post-ICP | Pre-ICP | Post-ICP | |
| Number | 162 | 137 | 101 | 98 | 61 | 39 | 72 | 57 | 90 | 80 |
| Age (mean ± SD)/years | 71.2 ± 9.11 | 69.7 ± 8.49 | 65.8 ± 6.60 | 65.5 ± 5.84 | 80.0 ± 4.70 | 80.1 ± 3.71 | 71.7 ± 8.83 | 69.9 ± 9.21 | 70.8 ± 9.35 | 69.5 ± 8.00 |
| Male % | 44.4 % | 41.6 % | 46.5 % | 37.8 % | 41.0 % | 51.3 % | 100 % | 100 % | 0 % | 0 % |
| LOS (mean ± SD)/days | 6.44 ± 2.65 | 5.64 ± 2.72b | 6.08 ± 2.54 | 5.45 ± 2.81a | 7.03 ± 2.74 | 6.13 ± 2.45a | 6.49 ± 3.00 | 5.54 ± 2.82a | 6.40 ± 2.36 | 5.71 ± 2.67a |
| POLOS (mean ± SD)/days | 5.43 ± 2.64 | 5.24 ± 2.67 | 5.06 ± 2.53 | 5.06 ± 2.74 | 6.03 ± 2.74 | 5.69 ± 2.45 | 5.44 ± 2.99 | 5.18 ± 2.87 | 5.41 ± 2.34 | 5.29 ± 2.53 |
| DOSA % | 3.1 % | 62.0 %b | 2.0 % | 62.2 %b | 4.9 % | 61.5 %b | 2.8 % | 66.7 %b | 3.3 % | 58.8%b |
ICP integrated care pathway, THA total hip arthroplasty, SD standard deviation, LOS length of stay, POLOS postoperative length of stay, DOSA days of surgery admission
aSignificance in the before/after comparison at the 95 % confidence level
bSignificance in the before/after comparison at the 99.9 % confidence level