| Pre-orthogeriatrician | Post-orthogeriatrician | P value |
---|---|---|---|
Number of patients | 296 | 324 | Â |
Mean age (SD; range) | 84.1 (SD 7.02; 63–98) | 83.6 (SD 7.64; 53–99) | 0.4 |
Sex | 71 M; 225 F | 70 M; 254 F | Â |
Cephalomedullary nail | 198 (66.89%) | 210 (64.81%) | 0.56 |
HHA | 90 (30.41%) | 97 (29.95%) | 0.9 |
THA | 8 (2.70%) | 17 (5.24%) | 0.1 |
Length of hospital stay (mean days; SD; range) | 11.84 (4.34; 5 to 45) | 12.29 (4.49; 5 to 39) | 0.2 |
Comorbidities | |||
 Diabetes | 59 (19.93%) | 73 (22.53%) | 0.4 |
 Hypertension | 193 (65.2%) | 213 (65.74%) | 0.9 |
 Atrial fibrillation | 51 (17.23%) | 61 (20.61%) | 0.3 |
 Heart failure | 37 (12.5%) | 20 (6.17%) | 0.007 * |
 Myocardial infarction | 21 (7.09%) | 28 (8.64%) | 0.5 |
 Hypercholesterolaemia | 33 (11.15%) | 47 (14.51%) | 0.2 |
 Depression | 14 (4.73%) | 21 (6.48%) | 0.3 |
 TIA | 29 (9.79%) | 32 (9.87%) | 0.9 |
 COPD | 30 (10.13%) | 26 (8.02%) | 0.4 |
 CKD | 25 (8.45%) | 34 (10.49%) | 0.4 |
 Dementia | 36 (12.16%) | 39 (12.03%) | 0.9 |
 Alzheimer | 11 (3.72%) | 6 (1.85%) | 0.2 |
 Parkinson | 12 (4.05%) | 18 (5.55%) | 0.4 |