Table 3 Timing metrics for patients with hip fractures
From: Delayed hospital admission for traumatic hip fractures during the COVID-19 pandemic
Pre-pandemic n = 352 | Pandemic n = 351 | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Time from injury to hospital arrival, min, median (IQR) | 79.5 (56.0, 194.5) | 91.0 (59.0, 420.0) | 0.04 |
Younger patients, age < 65 (n = 76) | 96.0 (53.0, 251.0) | 144.0 (67.0, 492.0) | 0.18 |
Geriatric patients, age ≥ 65 (n = 613) | 79.0 (57.0, 188.0) | 86.0 (57.5, 402.0) | 0.12 |
Survived (n = 673) | 80.0 (57.0, 194.5) | 92.0 (59.0, 449.0) | 0.05 |
Died (n = 16) | 42.0 (34.5 (212.5) | 68.5 (54.0, 283.0) | 0.14 |
Time from arrival to surgical intervention, h, median (IQR) | 19.6 (12.3, 24.5) | 19.5 (12.8, 23.3) | 0.64 |
Younger patients, age < 65 (n = 76) | 21.2 (12.4, 24.7) | 14.3 (9.4, 19.6) | 0.01 |
Geriatric patients, age ≥ 65 (n = 613) | 19.5 (12.3, 24.3) | 20.1 (13.7, 23.6) | 0.54 |
Survived (n = 673) | 19.6 (12.4, 24.4) | 19.6 (13.1, 23.4) | 0.69 |
Died (n = 16) | 9.5 (2.0, 27.2) | 13.8 (2.6, 26.3) | 0.68 |