Table 3.
Predictors of unplanned reoperation after surgical treatment of forearm fractures.
| Total Study Population | Elderly Population, Age ≥65 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Logistic Regression | Variable | Logistic Regression |
| OR∗(95%CIa) | OR∗(95%CIa) | ||
| Age | Age | ||
| 16–40 | Reference | 65–69 | Reference |
| 41–60 | 1.24 (0.63–2.46) | 70–79 | 0.90 (0.39–2.04) |
| 61–80 | 1.75 (0.85–3.58) | 80–89 | 1.26 (0.56–2.87) |
| ≥81 | 1.67 (0.68–4.10) | ≥90 | 0 (N/A) |
| Female (vs. male) | 0.72 (0.45–1.14) | Female (vs. male) | 0.57 (0.28–1.16) |
| Race | Race | ||
| Caucasian | Reference | Caucasian | Reference |
| African American | 0.60 (0.22–1.68) | African American | 0 (N/A) |
| Hispanic | 0.76 (0.30–1.91) | Hispanic | 0.80 (0.18–3.69) |
| Other | 0.61 (0.19–1.97) | Other | 2.07 (0.61–7.06) |
| mFI¥ | mFIb | ||
| 0 | Reference | 0 | Reference |
| 1 | 1.29 (0.74–2.25) | 1 | 1.22 (0.54–2.79) |
| ≥2 | 2.09 (1.11–3.96)d | ≥2 | 1.59 (0.64–3.94) |
| Open Wound/Wound Infection | 1.06 (0.47–2.41) | Open Wound/Wound Infection | 0.69 (0.20–2.39) |
| Bleeding Disorder | 2.66 (1.26–5.62)d | Bleeding Disorder | 3.53 (1.53–8.15)d |
| Systemic Sepsis | 2.38 (0.99–5.75) | Corticosteroid Use | 1.72 (0.47–6.26) |
| Obesity | 1.17 (0.73–1.88) | Preoperative Blood Transfusion | 3.68 (0.41–32.93) |
| On Dialysis | 5.09 (0.91–28.45) | ||
∗
Odds Ratio.
a
Confidence interval.
b
Modified frailty index.
d
Significance defined as p < 0.05.