Table 1 Patient characteristics (n = 358)
From: Economics of open tibial fractures: the pivotal role of length-of-stay and infection
Clinical characteristics | Gender | |
-Male | 191 (53.4%) | |
-Female | 167 (46.60%) | |
Age (years) | 49 (36 – 62) | |
ASA-score | ||
-ASA 1 | 158 (44.1%) | |
-ASA 2 | 158 (44.1%) | |
-ASA 3 | 42 (11.7%) | |
CVRF | 198 (58.9%) | |
AO/OTA bone segment | ||
-41 | 122 (34.1%) | |
-42 | 140 (39.1%) | |
-43 | 96 (26.8%) | |
AO/OTA fracture type | ||
-A | 119 (33.2%) | |
-B | 139 (38.8%) | |
-C | 100 (27.9%) | |
AO/OTA fracture group | ||
-1 | 162 (45.3%) | |
-2 | 54 (15.1%) | |
-3 | 142 (39.7%) | |
Open fractures (Gustilo) | 51 (14.2%) | |
-1 | 26 (51.0%) | |
-2 | 15 (29.4%) | |
-3 | 10 (19.6%) | |
Antibiotic therapy | ||
-prophylactic | 313 (87.4%) | |
-therapeutic | 45 (12.6%) | |
Delayed-staged surgery | 44 (12.3%) | |
Type of definite surgery | ||
-intramedullary nail | 140 (39.1%) | |
-plate osteosynthesis | 144 (40.2%) | |
-screw osteosynthesis | 66 (18.4.1%) | |
-external fixator | 7 (2.0%) | |
-arthrodesis | 1 (0.3%) | |
Superficial infection | 7 (2.0%) | |
Deep infection | 12 (3.4%) | |
Nonunion | 18 (5.0%) | |
Other complications | 8 (2.2%) | |
Debridement | 19 (5.3%) | |
Hardware removal | 121 (33.8%) | |
Re-osteosynthesis | 14 (3.9%) | |
Other operations | 22 (6.1%) | |
Mortality | 11 (3.1%) | |
Process characteristics | LOS to definite surgery (days) | 1 (0 – 3) |
Total length of antibiotic therapy (days) | 1 (1 – 3) | |
Total LOS (days) | 7 (5 – 13) | |
Number of operations | 1 (1 – 2) | |
Number of hospital admissions | 1 (1 – 2) | |
Number of surgical day care admissions | 0 | |
Number of ambulatory consults | 5 (3 – 8) |