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Table 4 Comparison of 30-day complications between the two groups

From: Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) in elective intertrochanteric fracture patients result in reduced length of hospital stay (LOS) without compromising functional outcome

 

Traditional (n = 50)

ERAS (n = 50)

p value

Complications

11

4

< 0.001

 GI bleeding

1

0

 

 MI

1

0

 

 Symptomatic DVT/PE

0

0

 

 Re-admission

0

0

 

 Wound infection

0

0

 

 Deep infection

0

0

 

 CVA

2

1

 

 UTI

2

1

 

 RTI

2

1

 

 Delirium

3

1

 
  1. DVT deep venous thrombosis UTI urinary tract infection, RTI respiratory tract infection, PE pulmonary embolism, CVA cerebral vascular accident, GI gastrointestinal, RTI respiratory tract infection, MI myocardial infarction
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

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