Table 2.
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.