Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population.
| Urgency of operation* | 0–8 h (red) N = 276 |
8–48 h (yellow) N = 594 |
2–14 days (green) N = 1074 |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD) | 56 (20) | 60 (20) | 50 (18) | < 0.001 |
| Women, n (%) | 134 (48.6) | 357 (60.1) | 574 (53.4) | 0.003 |
| Education years, mean (SD) | 10.9 (2.9) | 10.8 (3.2) | 12.0 (2.9) | < 0.001 |
| ASA, n (%) | < 0.001 | |||
| 1 | 63 (26.8) | 124 (23.9) | 427 (45.0) | |
| 2 | 83 (35.3) | 170 (32.8) | 345 (36.4) | |
| 3 | 80 (34.0) | 196 (37.8) | 164 (17.3) | |
| 4 | 9 (3.8) | 29 (5.6) | 12 (1.3) | |
| Fracture location**, n (%) | < 0.001 | |||
| Distal forearm | 67 (24.3) | 152 (25.6) | 435 (40.5) | |
| Proximal humerus | 52 (18.8) | 142 (23.9) | 93 (8.7) | |
| Proximal forearm | 35 (12.7) | 88 (14.8) | 78 (7.3) | |
| Clavicle | 26 (9.4) | 28 (4.7) | 91 (8.5) | |
| Finger phalanx | 31 (11.2) | 58 (9.8) | 180 (16.8) | |
| Distal humerus | 39 (14.1) | 91 (15.3) | 40 (3.7) | |
| Shaft of forearm | 27 (9.8) | 37 (6.2) | 37 (3.4) | |
| Metacarpal | 16 (5.8) | 20 (3.4) | 109 (10.1) | |
| Humerus diaphysis | 12 (4.3) | 31 (5.2) | 25 (2.3) | |
| Carpal | 2 (0.7) | 4 (0.7) | 28 (2.6) | |
| Scapulae | 6 (2.2) | 8 (1.3) | 8 (0.7) | |
| Comorbidies**, n (%) | ||||
| Cardiovascular | 121 (43.8) | 268 (45.1) | 292 (27.2) | < 0.001 |
| Neurological | 52 (18.8) | 110 (18.5) | 154 (14.3) | < 0.001 |
| Respiratory | 52 (18.8) | 110 (18.5) | 154 (14.3) | 0.039 |
| Musculosceletal | 52 (18.8) | 123 (20.7) | 138 (12.8) | < 0.001 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 43 (15.6) | 84 (14.1) | 71 (6.6) | < 0.001 |
*According to the traffic light coding. **Number and percentage calculated for each group.
Clarification: the delay from the treatment decision to surgery has only been available since 2013. Before 2013, 788 (181 red, 260 yellow, and 347 green) patients were operated.