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Original Article
Volume 11, Number 11, November 2019, pages 725-728
Low-Energy Pelvic Ring Fractures in the Elderly Population: Expected Outcomes and Associated Mortality Rates
Tables
| Deceased | P | |
|---|---|---|
| SNF: subacute nursing facility; LTAC: long-term acute care. | ||
| Race | ||
| Caucasian | 77 (47.8%) | 0.518 |
| Other | 4 (66.7%) | |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 10 (55.6%) | 0.49 |
| Female | 69 (46.9%) | |
| Discharge disposition | ||
| Home/home health | 16 (37.2%) | 0.114 |
| SNF/rehabilitation facility/LTAC | 62 (51.2% | |
| No. of comorbidities | ||
| 0-1 | 8 (21%) | 0.037 |
| 2+ | 33 (26.6%) | |
| Independent variables | Mortality significance |
|---|---|
| LOS: length of stay. | |
| Comorbidities (0-1; 2+) | 0.037 |
| Age | 0.39 |
| LOS | 0.86 |
| Discharge disposition (home, facility, death) | 0.214 |
| Mortality | Mean | Standard deviation | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANOVA: analysis of variance. | ||||
| Age | Dead | 84.49 | 6.956 | 0.020 |
| No. of comorbidities | Dead | 2.39 | 1.062 | 0.020 |
| Age | Number of low-energy pelvic fractures | Mortalities at 1 year | Mortality rate | US mortality | Relative risk | 95% CI | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CI: confidence interval. | |||||||
| 65 - 84 | 88 | 16 | 18.2% | 3.1% | 5.8 | 3.83 - 12.05 | < 0.001 |
| 85+ | 77 | 22 | 28.6% | 13.4% | 1.0 | 0.59 - 1.68 | NS |
| 65+ | 165 | 38 | 23% | 6.6% | 1.0 | 0.69 - 1.46 | NS |