Table I.
Summary of results from ‘COVID’ and ‘COVID-free’ sites.
| COVID Site | COVID-free Site | p-value† | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patients (n = 47) | 12 | 35 | |
| Male | 5 | 23 | p = 0.1822 |
| Female | 7 | 12 | |
| Age (years) | |||
| Mean | 86.8 (SD 6.4) | 78.5 (SD 13.3) | p = 0.0427* |
| Range | 79 to 100 | 37 to 96 | |
| Operations | |||
| DHS | 3 | 6 | p = 0.0740 |
| Cannulated screws | 0 | 3 | |
| Hemiarthroplasty | 9 | 9 | |
| IM Nail | 0 | 12 | |
| THR | 0 | 3 | |
| Revision | 0 | 2 | |
| Time to surgery (hrs) | |||
| Mean | 52.8 (SD 30.1) | 29.8 (SD 26.1) | p = 0.0146* |
| Range | 18.8 to 119.5 | 4.6 to 152.4 | |
| Length of stay (days) | |||
| Mean | 12.6 (SD 7.7) | 8.7 (SD 3.8) | p = 0.0592 |
| Range | 4 to 28 | 3 to 24 | |
| Tested for COVID-19 | 12 | 24 | |
| Positive swab result | 6 | 0 | p = 0.0005* |
| Negative swab result | 6 | 24 | |
| Follow-up (days) | |||
| Mean | 27.3 | 24.7 | |
| Range | 12 to 41 | 12 to 41 | |
| Mortalities | 3 | 2 | p = 0.0971 |
DHS, dynamic hip screw; IM nail, intramedullary nail; THR, total hip arthroplasty; revision, revision operation for periprosthetic fracture or failure.
*
Statistically significant (p < 0.05)
†
Fisher’s exact test for categorical data, Student’s unpaired t-test for continuous data, and Grubb’s test for outliers.