Table 3.
Univariate analysis of 90-d complications in matched cohorts.
| Characteristics | 40-49 y |
50-59 y |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixation | Arthroplasty | P value | Fixation | Arthroplasty | P value | |
| Health-care utilization | ||||||
| 30-d Readmission | 46 (11.83) | 57 (14.65) | .245 | 274 (15.79) | 262 (15.10) | .573 |
| 90-d Readmission | 71 (18.25) | 76 (19.54) | .647 | 363 (20.92) | 356 (20.52) | .769 |
| ED visit | 44 (11.31) | 82 (21.08) | <.001 | 260 (14.99) | 378 (21.79) | <.001 |
| Extended LOS (>4 d) | 135 (34.70) | 136 (34.96) | .940 | 742 (42.77) | 801 (46.17) | .044 |
| Non-home discharge | 38 (9.77) | 43 (11.05) | .557 | 223 (12.85) | 334 (19.25) | <.001 |
| Postoperative complications | ||||||
| Sepsis | 5 (1.29) | 7 (1.80) | .561 | 37 (2.13) | 28 (1.61) | .260 |
| Wound dehiscence | 6 (1.54) | 11 (2.83) | .220 | 31 (1.79) | 33 (1.90) | .801 |
| Early reoperation | 5 (1.29) | 11 (2.83) | .130 | 28 (1.61) | 36 (2.07) | .313 |
| Myocardial infraction | 1 (0.26) | 1 (0.26) | .999 | 6 (0.35) | 6 (0.35) | .999 |
| Anemia | 32 (8.23) | 90 (23.14) | <.001 | 153 (8.82) | 430 (24.78) | <.001 |
| Pneumonia | 3 (0.77) | 3 (0.77) | .999 | 22 (1.27) | 16 (0.92) | .328 |
| Acute kidney injury | 4 (1.03) | 8 (2.06) | .245 | 56 (3.23) | 65 (3.75) | .405 |
| Urinary tract infection | 17(4.37) | 14 (3.60) | .582 | 128 (7.38) | 112 (6.46) | .284 |
Bolded values are statistically significant.