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. 2014 Dec 8;2014:656357. doi: 10.1155/2014/656357

Table 2.

Postoperative care and Outcomes.

Post-operative Care (n = 809)
Pressure ulcer, %
 No ulcers 91
 Ulcers present 4
 Not known 6
Bone health assessment, %
 Not assessed 25
 Treatment commenced 29
 Assessed, no treatment 2
 On treatment before operation 10
 Awaiting DXA scan 16
 Awaiting OPD assessment 12
 Not known 5
Specialist falls assessment, n (%)
 Assessed (inpatient/OPD) 499 (62)
 No assessment 286 (35)
 Not known 24 (3)

Outcomes (N = 843)
Discharge destination n (%)
 Home 245 (29)
 Nursing home* 277 (33)
 Acute hospital transfer 172 (20)
 Rehabilitation 108 (13)
 Death 34 (4)
 Other 7 (1)
Length of stay
 Median (range) 13 (1–305)
30-day reoperation (n = 817)
 Yes, n (%) 9 (1)
 No 443 (54)
 Not known 365 (45)

*Or other long term care facilities.