TABLE II.
Perioperative Variables*
| Normal HCT (N = 12,336 [35.4%]) | Low HCT (N = 22,469 [64.6%]) | |
| Time to surgery (no. [%]) | ||
| Day 0 | 3,923 (31.8) | 4,399 (19.6) |
| Day 1 | 6,580 (53.3) | 11,973 (53.3) |
| Day 2 | 1,410 (11.4) | 4,086 (18.2) |
| Day ≥3 | 423 (3.4) | 2,011 (9.0) |
| No. of days from HCT to index surgery† | 0.5 ± 0.6 | 0.3 ± 0.6 |
| Operative duration† (min) | 64.9 ± 40.2 | 66.3 ± 42.3 |
| Fixation method (no. [%]) | ||
| IM nail | 4,853 (39.3) | 11,211 (49.9) |
| Arthroplasty | 5,562 (45.1) | 7,333 (32.6) |
| ORIF | 1,921 (15.6) | 3,925 (17.5) |
| Anesthesia type (no. [%]) | ||
| Neuraxial | 2,933 (23.8) | 4,668 (20.8) |
| General | 8,786 (71.2) | 16,814 (74.8) |
| Other | 617 (5.0) | 987 (4.4) |
| Transfusion (no. [%]) | 1,639 (13.3) | 8,711 (38.8) |
| LOS† (days) | 5.7 ± 4.9 | 6.8 ± 6.5 |
| Discharge destination (no. [%]) | ||
| Home | 2,871 (23.3) | 4,061 (18.1) |
| Skilled nursing facility/rehab. | 9,013 (73.1) | 17,306 (77.0) |
| Other | 452 (3.7) | 1,102 (4.9) |
*
HCT = hematocrit, IM = intramedullary, ORIF = open reduction and internal fixation, and LOS = length of stay.
†
The values are given as the mean and standard deviation.