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Table 3 Reasons of longer hospital stay length

From: Supplementation of enteral nutritional powder decreases surgical site infection, prosthetic joint infection, and readmission after hip arthroplasty in geriatric femoral neck fracture with hypoalbuminemia

 

Control

Nutri. supple.

Statistics*

Total, n

52

17

χ2 = 17.33, P < 0.01

Reasons

   

 Wound complication, n/%

27/51.9

2/11.8

χ2 = 6.91, P = 0.008

 Pain, n/%

7/13.5

3/17.6

χ2 < 0.01, P = 0.98

 Poor rehabilitation, n/%

5/9.6

4/23.5

χ2 = 1.13, P = 0.29

 Pneumonia, n/%

2/3.8

1/5.9

χ2 = 0.11, P = 0.74

 Urine retention, n/%

1/1.9

2/11.8

χ2 = 1.09, P = 0.30

 Dizzy, n/%

4/7.7

3/17.6

χ2 = 0.51, P = 0.47

 Unknown, n/%

6/11.5

2/11.8

χ2 = 0.17, P = 0.68

  1. *All these statistics were with continuity correction except for the row of total