Table 1.
Patient Demographics of Pre- and Postpathway Patient Populations.
| Variables | Group | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total, N = 263(col %) | Pre, n = 116 (col %) | Post, n = 147(col %) | ||
| Age at admission | .712 | |||
| Mean ± SD | 83 ± 9 | 82 ± 9 | 83 ± 9 | |
| Gender | .053 | |||
| Female | 184 (70.0) | 74 (63.8) | 110 (74.8) | |
| Male | 79 (30.0) | 42 (36.2) | 37 (25.2) | |
| BMI | .1308 | |||
| Underweight | 22 (8.4) | 10 (8.6) | 12 (8.2) | |
| Normal | 126 (47.9) | 49 (42.2) | 77 (52.4) | |
| Overweight | 72 (27.4) | 37 (31.9) | 35 (23.8) | |
| Class 1 obesity | 29 (11.0) | 14 (12.1) | 15 (10.2) | |
| Class 2 obesity | 7 (2.7) | 4 (3.4) | 3 (2.0) | |
| Class 3 obesity | 7 (2.7) | 2 (1.7) | 5 (3.4) | |
| ASA | .677 | |||
| 2 | 19 (7.2) | 10 (8.6) | 9 (6.1) | |
| 3 | 176 (66.9) | 75 (64.7) | 101 (68.7) | |
| 4 | 68 (25.9) | 31 (26.7) | 37 (25.2) | |
| Surgery | .775 | |||
| Intramedullary nail | 144 (54.8) | 61 (52.6) | 83 (56.5) | |
| Hip hemiarthroplasty | 102 (38.8) | 47 (40.5) | 55 (37.4) | |
| Total hemiarthroplasty | 11 (4.2) | 6 (5.2) | 5 (3.4) | |
| Open reduction internal fixation | 6 (2.3) | 2 (1.7) | 4 (2.7) | |
| Fracture | .643 | |||
| Femoral neck | 114 (43.3) | 54 (46.6) | 60 (40.8) | |
| Intertrochanteric | 128 (48.7) | 53 (45.7) | 75 (51.0) | |
| Subtrochanteric | 21 (8.0) | 9 (7.8) | 12 (8.2) | |
| Hgb | .917 | |||
| Mean ± SD | 12.15 ± 1.73 | 12.14 ± 1.54 | 12.16 ± 1.88 | |
| HCT | .464 | |||
| Mean ± SD | 36.94 ± 4.92 | 36.69 ± 4.40 | 37.14 ± 5.30 | |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) | .043 | |||
| Mean ± SD | 3.49 ± 3.16 | 3.10 ± 3.11 | 3.80 ± 3.18 | |
Abbreviations: ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists; BMI, body mass index; Hgb, hemoglobin; HCT, hematocrit.