Introduction
Patients and methods
Patients and treatment parameters
Costs for acute inpatient treatment
Data management and analysis
Results
Age in years ± SD (min–max) | 81 ± 8 (60–99) |
Sex (n=) | |
Female | 293 (73%) |
Male | 109 (37%) |
Fracture classification (n=) | |
Nondisplaced femoral neck fracture | 24 (6%) |
Displaced femoral neck fracture | 171 (43%) |
Stable pertrochanteric fracture | 65 (16%) |
Unstable pertrochanteric fracture | 121 (30%) |
Subtrochanteric fracture | 21 (5%) |
ASA Score ± SD (min–max) | 2.9 ± 0.6 (1–5) |
Charlson Comorbidity Index ± SD (min–max) | 2.4 ± 2.3 (0–12) |
MMSE ± SD (min–max) | 20 ± 9 (0–30) |
Time between hospital admission and surgery in hours ± SD (min–max) | 18 ± 13 (1–92) |
Surgical procedure | |
Screw fixation (dynamic hip screw, cannulated screws) | 27 (7%) |
Intramedullary nail | 210 (52%) |
Hemiarthroplasty | 143 (36%) |
Total hip arthroplasty | 22 (6%) |
Length of stay in days ± SD (min–max) | 14 ± 6 (2–50) |
Most common complications (n=) | |
Type II | 110 |
1. Urinary tract infection | 92 |
2. Pneumonia | 7 |
3. Newly occurred atrial fibrillation | 3 |
Type III | 47 |
1. Hematoma/seroma | 19 |
2. Pleural effusion | 12 |
3. Wound infection | 5 |
Type IV | 21 |
1. Myocardial infarction | 10 |
2. Acute renal failure requiring dialysis | 3 |
3. Stroke | 3 |
Influence of complications on mortality
Complication (Clavien and Dindo) | Mortality 6 months % (n=) | p value* | Mortality 12 months % (n=) | p value* |
---|---|---|---|---|
No complication | 13.7% (31) | 22.3% (44) | ||
II | 20.0% (22) | 0.138 | 29% (27) | 0.216 |
III | 27.7% (13) | 0.018 | 35.9% (14) | 0.072 |
IV | 15.0% (3) | 0.873 | 27.8% (5) | 0.598 |
Influence of complications on HRQL (EQ-5D)
Complication (Clavien and Dindo) | EQ-5D 6 months Mean (95%CI) | p value* | EQ-5D 12 months Mean (95%CI) | p value * |
---|---|---|---|---|
No complication | 0.65 (0.60–0.69) | 0.66 (0.61–0.71) | ||
II | 0.56 (0.48–0.63) | p = 0.032 | 0.56 (0.46–0.65) | p = 0.051 |
III | 0.46 (0.33–0.59) | p = 0.010 | 0.56 (0.38–0.74) | p = 0.332 |
IV | 0.41 (0.26–0.60) | p = 0.005 | 0.42 (0.25–0.59) | p = 0.017 |
Influence of complications on functional capabilities (Barthel score)
Complication (Clavien and Dindo) | Barthel score 6 months Mean (95%CI) | p value* | Barthel score 12 months Mean (95%CI) | p value * |
---|---|---|---|---|
No Complication | 75.4 (71.4–79.5) | 75.6 (70.6–80.6) | ||
II | 61.3 (53.7–69.0) | p = 0.001 | 58.7 (49.2–68.2) | p = 0.001 |
III | 62.7 (49.6–75.8) | p = 0.075 | 72.6 (57.9–87.4) | p = 0.770 |
IV | 41.7 (25.1–58.2) | p < 0.001 | 50.8 (29.7–71.8) | p = 0.013 |
Influence of complications on mobility (Tinetti score)
Complication (Clavien and Dindo) | Tinetti score 6 months Mean (95%CI) | p-Value* | Tinetti score 12 months Mean (95%CI) | p-Value* |
No complication | 17.4 (16.1–18.8) | 18.3 (16.7–19.9) | ||
II | 14.1 (12.1–16.1) | p = 0.006 | 14.0 (11.4–16.5) | p = 0.002 |
III | 13.3 (9.5–17.1) | p = 0.043 | 17.4 (12.7–22.0) | p = 0.689 |
IV | 9.3 (4.2–14.4) | p = 0.002 | 8.9 (2.8–15.0) | p = 0.002 |
Complication (Clavien and Dindo) | 6 months | p value * | 12 months | p value * |
No Complication | ||||
II | p = 0.523 | p = 0.010 | ||
III | p = 0.362 | p = 0.327 | ||
IV | p = 0.875 | p = 0.001 |