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Table 3 Factors associated with acute phase LOS after hip fracture

From: Total hospital stay for hip fracture: measuring the variations due to pre-fracture residence, rehabilitation, complications and comorbidities

 

Community patients N = 1844

Patients from RAC N = 708

 

Added days*

95% CI

P

Added days

95% CI

P

Baseline LOS**

12.4

  

7.3

 

Sex

0.9

(0.1 - 1.8)

0.029

 

-

-

Separation mode

  

<0.001

  

-

Usual residence

 

referent

  

-

-

New RAC transfer

6.0

(3.6 - 8.7)

    

Rehabilitation

-3.2

(-3.9, -2.5)

    

Other transfer

-1.2

(-2.4, 0.0)

    

Death

-2.0

(-3.3, - 0.4)

  

-

 

Surgery

1.3

(0.1 - 2.5)

0.027

3.0

(1.6 - 4.6)

<0.001

Intensive care

 

-

-

4.6.

(2.3 - 7.5)

<0.001

Comorbidities

      

Cardiac failure

2.8

(1.5 - 4.3)

<0.001

 

-

-

Diabetes

1.8

(0.4 - 3.4)

0.009

 

-

-

Stroke

2.4

(0.6 - 4.5)

0.006

 

-

-

Complications

      

Delirium

2.2

(0.6 - 40)

0.006

 

-

-

Skin ulceration

5.4

(34 - 7.5)

<0.001

3.2

(1.4 - 5.3)

<0.001

Chest infection

3.1

(1.2 - 5.3)

0.001

1.9

(0.6 - 3.5)

0.003

Urinary infection

2.9

(1.4 - 4.4)

<0.001

2.8

(1.5 - 4.4)

<0.001

Wound infection

-

-

-

12.3

(6.0 - 21.7)

<0.001

  1. *Mean addition to baseline value **LOS for female <80 years, cervical fracture, no surgery, rehabilitation, intensive care, comorbidity or complications; separated to usual residence.
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