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Table 7. Demographics, LoS, mortality, situation at discharge and at follow up of FFP type III and FFP type IV patients, depending on type of treatment.
| Type of treatment | All patients | non-operative | operative | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients (n, %) | 238 (100) | 186 (78.2) | 52 (21.8) | |
| Age (median) | 82 | 82.5 | 79 | 0.006 |
| Women (n, %) | 204 (85.7) | 159 (85.5) | 45 (86.5) | |
| Men (n, %) | 34 (14.3) | 27 (14.5) | 7 (13.5) | 0.848 |
| Patients with comorbidities (n, %) | 223 (93.7) | 174 (93.5) | 49 (94.2) | 0.787 |
| Patients with two or more comorbidities (n, %) | 131 (55.0) | 104 (55.9) | 27 (51.9) | 0.609 |
| Median length of hospital stay (days) | 10 | 9 | 17 | <0.001 |
| Minimum | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Maximum | 92 | 28 | 92 | |
| IQR | 7–14.8 | 6–12 | 14.8–25 | |
| General in-hospital complications (n, %) | 53 (22.3) | 39 (19.8) | 14 (27.5) | 0.362 |
| Surgery-related complications (n, %) | n.a. | n.a. | 12 (23.1) | |
| Surgical revisions (n, %) | 9 (17.3) | |||
| Mobility at discharge (n, %) | ||||
| Ward | 143 (60.1) | 121 (65.1) | 22 (42.3) | |
| Room | 43 (18.1) | 35 (18.8) | 8 (15.4) | |
| Transfer | 41 (17.2) | 23 (12.4) | 18 (34.6) | |
| Bedridden | 4 (1.7) | 3 (1.6) | 1 (1.9) | |
| Not documented | 5 (2.1) | 2 (1.1) | 3 (5.8) | |
| Death in hospital | 2 (0.8) | 2 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Mobility at discharge (n, %) | ||||
| Walker | 186 (80.5) | 156 (85.7) | 30 (61,2) | |
| Non-walker | 45 (19.5) | 26 (14.3) | 19 (38.8) | <0.001 |
| Destination at discharge (n, %) | ||||
| Home | 107 (45.0) | 88 (47.3) | 19 (36.5) | |
| Geriatrics | 67 (28.1) | 56 (30.1) | 11 (21.2) | |
| Rehabilitation | 49 (20.6) | 31 (16.7) | 18 (34.6) | |
| Hospital | 8 (3.4) | 5 (2.7) | 3 (5.8) | 0.022 |
| Not documented | 5 (2.1) | 4 (2.2) | 1 (1.9) | |
| Death in hospital | 2 (0.8) | 2 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Destination at discharge (n, %) | ||||
| Independent | 167 (57.4) | 88 (48.8) | 19 (37.3) | |
| Dependent | 124 (42.6) | 92 (51.2) | 32 (62.7) | 0.141 |
| Mobility at discharge (n, %) | ||||
| Walking | 186 (80.5) | 156 (85.7) | 30 (61.2) | |
| Non walking | 45 (19.5) | 26 (14.3) | 19 (38.8) | <0.001 |
| Mortality in hospital (%) | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.453 |
| One-year mortality (%) | 14.2 | 15.9 | 8.0 | 0.154 |
| Two-year mortality (%) | 21.6 | 25.3 | 8.0 | |
| Five-year mortality (%) | 59.1 | 67.1 | 33.2 | |
| Overall mortality | 0.001 | |||
| Mortality before follow up (n, %) | 87 (36.6) | 76 (40.9) | 11 (21.2) | |
| Lost to follow up (n, %) | 16 (6.7) | 10 (5.4) | 6 (11.5) | |
| Follow up (n, %) | 135 (56.7) | 100 (53.8) | 35 (67.3) | |
| Follow up of surviving patients (n, %) | 135 (89.4) | 100 (90.9) | 35 (85.4) | |
| Median follow up time (weeks) | 164 | 117 | 119.7 | |
| Patients with PCS and MCS (n, %) | 67/135 (49.6) | 51/100 (51.0) | 16/35 (45.7) | |
| Median SF-8 physical (PCS) | 32.21 | 33.41 | 29.39 | 0.734 |
| Min SF-8 physical | 16.34 | 16.34 | 17.34 | |
| Max SF-8 physical | 62.51 | 62.51 | 56.68 | |
| Median SF-8 mental (MCS) | 54.41 | 53.55 | 55.42 | 0.938 |
| Min SF-8 mental | 19.16 | 19.16 | 19.83 | |
| Max SF-8 mental | 68.44 | 68.44 | 65.17 | |
| Patients with PMS (n, %) | 134/135 (99.3) | 99/100 (99.0) | 35/35 (100.0) | |
| Median PMS | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0.285 |
| Min PMS | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Max PMS | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
| Patients with NRS (n, %) | 133/135 (98.5) | 98/100 (98.0) | 35/35 (100.0) | |
| Median NRS | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.024 |
| Min NRS | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Max NRS | 10 | 10 | 9 |
P-values below 0.05 are shown in bold.
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