Table 1 Patients’ demographics, comorbidities, surgical and clinical details, respiratory parameters and need of oxygen support
From: COVID-19: not a contraindication for surgery in patients with proximal femur fragility fractures
|  | Case n° | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Sex | F | F | M | F | F | F | F | F | F | M |
| Â | Age | 85 | 72 | 85 | 89 | 77 | 98 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 91 |
| Â | Hospital stay (days) | 22 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 7 |
| Â | Clinical history | AF, PD, NIDDM | Â | Â | HTN, HT | HTN, PD, HCL, MPD | Coronary artery disease | Coronary artery disease | HTN | HTN, PD | Â |
| Â | Fracture | Left, AO31A | Left, AO31A | Left, AO31A | Right, AO31A | Right, AO31A | Right, AO31A | Right, AO31A | Left, AO31A | Right, AO31B | Right, AO31B |
| Â | SARS-CoV-2 quantitative RT-PCR | Positive | Positive | Positive | Positive | Positive | Positive | Positive | Positive | Positive | Positive |
| Â | Surgery | PFN | PFN | PFN | PFN | PFN | PFN | PFN | PFN | HA | HA |
| Â | Postoperative blood transfusions (N) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Â | Complications | - | - | UTI, Pericardial effusion | Respiratory failure | - | Respiratory failure | - | - | UTI | Respiratory failure |
| Â | Chest X-ray | Positive | Positive | Negative | Positive | Positive | Negative | Positive | Negative | Positive | Negative |
| Â | Mechanical ventilation | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Oxygen support through Venturi mask (L/min) | Admission | No (SaO2 94% in AA) | No (SaO2 96% in AA) | No (SaO2 95% in AA) | No (SaO2 93% in AA) | 4 L/min (SaO2 94%) | No (SaO2 90% in AA) | No (SaO2 97% in AA) | No (SaO2 96% in AA) | No (SaO2 93% in AA) | No (SaO2 96% in AA) |
First 3 days of hospitalization | 6 L/min | 8 L/min | 6 L/min | No | 4 L/min | 2 L/min | 2 L/min | 2 L/min | 4 L/min | 8 L/min | |
Major level needed during hospitalization | 10 L/min | 8 L/min | 6 L/min | No | 6 L/min | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | |
Discharge | No (SaO2 96% in AA) | No (SaO2 96% in AA) | No (SaO2 96% in AA) | - | No (SaO2 96% in AA) | - | 2 L/min (SaO2 96%) | No (SaO2 96% in AA) | No (SaO2 93% in AA) | No (SaO2 96% in AA) | |
| Â | Discharge mode | COVID-19 Rehabilitation Unit | COVID-19 Rehabilitation Unit | COVID-19 Rehabilitation Unit | Death | COVID-19 Rehabilitation Unit | Death | COVID-19 Rehabilitation Unit | COVID-19 Rehabilitation Unit | COVID-19 Rehabilitation Unit | COVID-19 Rehabilitation Unit |
| Â | Follow-up (days) | 31 | 29 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 39 | 35 |