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. 2022 Aug 13;8(8):e10202. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10202

Table 2.

Comparison of characteristics of patients with and without HFHFS.

Characteristics Non-HFHFS (n = 128) HFHFS (n = 40) P
Baseline characteristics at admission

Age (years) 85.0 (82.0, 89.0) 86.0 (84.0, 90.0) 0.251
Male gender 39 (30.5) 7 (17.5) 0.154
Type of fracture (femoral neck) 53 (41.4) 17 (42.5) 1.000
Comorbidities 105 (82.0) 31 (77.5) 0.645
 Hypertension 59 (46.1) 19 (47.5) 1.000
 Diabetes 30 (23.4) 8 (20.0) 0.675
 Chronic heart disease 18 (14.1) 12 (30.0) 0.032
 Chronic lung disease 15 (11.7) 15 (12.5) 1.000
 Chronic kidney disease 6 (4.7) 1 (2.6) 0.687
 Chronic CNS disease 28 (21.9) 7 (17.5) 0.659
Stage of Heart Failure (≥ grade B) 76 (59.4) 32 (80.0) 0.023
Left ventricular ejection fraction (%) 67 (63, 70) 65 (60, 70) 0.233
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) 136.6 ± 19.3 127.3 ± 20.6 0.009
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) 74.1 ± 10.9 70.5 ± 10.9 0.109
Heart rate (beats/min) 84.5 (77.1, 93.0) 82.0 (68.3, 98.5) 0.437
Red blood cell count (×109 per L) 3.7 ± 0.7 3.7 ± 0.6 0.878
Haemoglobin (g/L) 110.0 ± 21.1 111.0 ± 19.6 0.810
High-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (pg/mL) 16.0 (10.3, 22.0) 16.0 (11.0, 33.0) 0.283
Pro-brain natriuretic peptide (pg/mL) 362.3 (215.1, 700.0) 484.4 (287.7, 1419.0) 0.040
Albumin (g/L) 36.0 (32.9, 38.5) 36.1 (32.5, 38.9) 0.885
Serum creatinine (μmol/L) 67.4 (54.0, 87.0) 63.5 (52.3, 82.8) 0.668
Glucose (mmol/L) 6.6 (5.8, 8.0) 6.7 (5.6, 8.2) 0.829
Potassium ​(mmol/L) 4.0 (3.7, 4.3) 4.0 (3.7, 4.3) 0.597
Sodium (mmol/L) 140.0 (138.0, 142.0) 139.5 (137.0, 141.0) 0.198
Calcium (mmol/L)
2.2 ± 0.1
2.2 ± 0.1
0.546
Clinical characteristics on the day of surgery

Time-to-surgery (days) 6.0 (4.0, 9.0) 6.0 (4.0, 12.0) 0.576
Operation time (min) 49.0 (40.0, 60.0) 50.0 (40.0, 68.8) 0.865
Estimated intraoperative blood loss (mL) 100.0 (80.0, 117.5) 100.0 (80.0, 100.0) 0.470
Postoperative hemoglobin (g/L) 94.8 ± 15.7 94.2 ± 18.8 0.836
Total venous input (mL) 3068.6 ± 580.1 3309.5 ± 496.4 0.019
Positive fluid balance (mL) 1971.5 ± 824.7 2289.2 ± 668.5 0.028
Average hourly urine output (mL) 58.9 (42.3–82.9) 56.7 (39.1–67.2) 0.192
Acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II score 9.0 (8.0, 11.0) 11.5 (8.0, 14.0) 0.002
Blood transfusion 50 (39.1) 25 (62.5) 0.011
Human albumins infusion 43 (33.6) 22 (55.0) 0.017
Diuretic injection 20 (15.6) 11 (27.5) 0.105
Sedatives injection 15 (11.7) 13 (32.5) 0.004

Abbreviations: HFHFS, hypotension following hip fracture surgery.

Note: Compared with non-HFHFS group, P < 0.05; † Based on the results of arterial blood gas analysis performed immediately after surgery.