Table 2.
Factor | Plate fixation | Intramedullary nail | p value |
---|---|---|---|
(N = 511) | (N = 44) | ||
Any complication | 45.01 | 52.27 | 0.35 |
Serious adverse event | 11.55 | 6.82 | 0.46 |
Infectious complications | 4.11 | 2.27 | 1.00 |
Mortality | 3.72 | 0 | 0.39 |
Blood transfusion | 33.46 | 38.64 | 0.49 |
Superficial wound infection | 0.59 | 2.27 | 0.28 |
Deep wound infection | 0.39 | 0 | 1.00 |
Organ space infection | 0.39 | 0 | 1.00 |
Wound dehiscence | 0 | 0 | – |
Pneumonia | 2.54 | 0 | 0.61 |
Unplanned intubation | 2.15 | 0 | 1.00 |
Venous thromboembolism | 2.74 | 9.09 | 0.046 |
Failure to wean from ventilator | 0.20 | 0 | 1.00 |
Renal insufficiency | 0.59 | 0 | 1.00 |
Acute renal failure | 0.59 | 0 | 1.00 |
Urinary tract infection | 5.48 | 4.55 | 1.00 |
Stroke | 0.20 | 0 | 1.00 |
Coma | 0 | 0 | – |
Peripheral nerve injury | 0 | 0 | – |
Cardiac arrest | 0.20 | 0 | 1.00 |
Myocardial infarction | 1.57 | 0 | 1.00 |
Graft/implant failure | 0 | 0 | – |
Sepsis | 1.96 | 0 | 1.00 |
Septic shock | 0.98 | 0 | 1.00 |
Reoperation | 2.54 | 4.55 | 0.34 |
Values listed as percentages.