Table 1.
Major exclusion criteria
| PFNA-IIb | DHSc | |
|---|---|---|
| Grand total | 285 | 304 |
| Hypertension (n) | 51 | 45 |
| Diabetes (n) | 52 | 53 |
| Hypertension and diabetes (n) | 12 | 13 |
| Rheumatoid arthritis (n) | 8 | 12 |
| Steroid consumption (n) | 11 | 10 |
| Kidney failure (n) | 6 | 4 |
| Hemodialysis (n) | 5 | 11 |
| Delirium and agitation (n) | 2 | 1 |
| Liver cirrhosis (n) | 15 | 18 |
| Organ transplant (n) | 4 | 3 |
| Oxygen dependence (n) | 3 | 6 |
| Hemodynamic instabilitya (n) | 1 | 2 |
| Concomitant use of heparin (n) | 5 | 3 |
| Multiple organ failure (n) | 6 | 3 |
| Heart failure (n) | 3 | 9 |
| Deaths (n) | 12 | 7 |
| Mental illness(n) | 1 | 2 |
| More blood loss (>1.0 L) (n) | 2 | 6 |
| Consumption of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (n) | 8 | 6 |
| Diseases of erythrocyte injury (n) | 5 | 1 |
| Laboratory signs of bleeding disorders (n) | 4 | 3 |
| Hematologic diseases (n) | 3 | 7 |
| ASA score of V (n) | 4 | 11 |
| Inability to walk before injury (n) | 5 | 8 |
| Chemotherapy (n) | 10 | 11 |
| Poly-trauma (n) | 13 | 22 |
| Pathological fractures (n) | 10 | 7 |
| Multiple above mentioned indicators (n) | 24 | 20 |
aRequirement for multiple pressors or inability to maintain mean arterial pressure with single-pressor support. PFNA-II: Asia proximal femoral nail anti-rotation; DHS dynamic hip screw. bSmith & Nephew, Memphis, Tennessee; cSynthes, West Chester, PA, USA