Table 1.
General patient characteristics, comorbidities, and ASA-classification, * = p <0.05 (ASA-classification: American Society of Anaesthesiologists classification)
| Plate osteosynthesis | Hemiarthroplasty | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 64) | (n = 28) | ||
| General characteristics | |||
| Age | 64 ± 17 | 71 ± 12 | 0.051 |
| Gender (female) | 46 (73%) | 18 (64%) | 0.459 |
| Body weight (kg) | 73 ± 16 | 82 ± 21 | 0.026* |
| BMI | 26 ± 5 | 29 ± 7 | 0.013* |
| BMI >25 | 30 (47%) | 17 (61%) | 0.208 |
| Duration of Surgery (min) | 111 ± 50 | 150 ± 57 | 0.001* |
| Duration of Surgery >2 h (n) | 24 (37.5%) | 20 (71%) | 0.003* |
| Hospital length of stay (days) | 7 ± 4 | 11 ± 6 | 0.001* |
| Comorbidities | |||
| Nicotine | 6 (9%) | 1 (4%) | 0.337 |
| Alcohol | 4 (6%) | 0 (0%) | 0.179 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 11 (17%) | 5 (18%) | 0.938 |
| ASA | |||
| I | 3 (5%) | 1 (4%) | 0.810 |
| II | 42 (66%) | 14 (50%) | 0.160 |
| III | 20 (31%) | 12 (43%) | 0.285 |
| IV | 0 (0%) | 1 (4%) | 0.131 |
| V | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | N/A |