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. 2021 Apr 3;142(7):1547–1556. doi: 10.1007/s00402-021-03873-5

Table 4.

Factors associated with mortality in unadjusted comparison

Variable Operated ≤ 72-h (n = 40) Operated > 72-h (n = 30) p value
Male gender (n, %) 22 (55) 21 (70) 0.304
Age, mean (years) (range) 75.2 (65–95.4) 77.2 (65.1–88.9) 0.146
CCI, mean (range) 4.4 (2–8) 5.0 (2–11) 0.387
Mechanism (n, %)
 Fall < 2 m 21 (52.5) 18 (60) 0.702
 Fall > 2 m 6 (15) 5 (17) 1
 RTA 13 (32.5) 6 (20) 0.372
 Assault 0 (0) 1 (3) 0.429
Fracture type (n, %)
 Acetabular 27 (68) 26 (65) 0.117
 Pelvis 13 (33) 4 (10) 0.092
 Polytrauma (n, %)a 18 (45) 5 (17) 0.025*
LOS, mean (days) (range) 19.95 (3–157) 24.03 (8–86) 0.002*
LOS post op, mean (days) (range) 18.6 (2.3–157) 17.4 (4.2–82) 0.203
LOS ICU, mean (days) (range) 2.77 (0–25) 2.93 (0–29) 0.727
Pre-op mobility status (n, %)
 Independent 21 (52.5) 17 (57) 0.973
 With aid 16 (40) 13 (43) 0.972
 Not specified 3 (7.5) 0 (0) 0.255
Mortality (n, %)
 At 30 days 1 (2.5) 1 (3) 1
 At 90 days 3 (7.5) 2 (7) 1
 At 1 year 8 (20) 6 (20) 1

*Statistically significant results

aPolytrauma defined as ISS > 15