Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Description | Intervention group (n = 66) | Control group (n = 61) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 0.84 | ||
| mean (SD) | 84.6 (6.7) | 84.9 (7.7) | |
| median (min; max) | 85 (68; 99) | 86 (65; 97) | |
| Gender, n (%) | 0.78 | ||
| Female | 45 (68.2) | 43 (70.5) | |
| Male | 21 (31.8) | 18 (29.5) | |
| ASA score, n (%) | 0.55 | ||
| 1 | 1 (1.5) | 3 (4.9) | |
| 2 | 30 (45.5) | 27 (44.3) | |
| 3 & 4 | 35 (53.0) | 31 (50.8) | |
| Type of fracture, n (%) | 0.88 | ||
| Cervical | 33 (50.0) | 29 (47.5) | |
| Trochanteric | 29 (43.9) | 29 (47.5) | |
| Sub-trochanteric | 4 (6.1) | 3 (4.9) | |
| Prehospital analgesia, n (%) | 56 (84.8) | 51 (83.6) | 0.66 |
| Prehospital morphine in mg, | 0.99 | ||
| mean (SD) | 6.2 (4.7) | 5.7 (3.5) | |
| median (min; max) | 5 (0; 25) | 5 (0; 15) | |
| Diagnosis of dementia prior to enrolment, n (%) | 23 (34.8) | 26 (42.6) | 0.37 |
| Hours from FICB to second SPMSQ score, mean (SD) | 33 (13) | 33 (12) | 0.696 |