Table 3 Cephalomedullary nail

Number of patients

198

210

Age (mean; SD; range)

84.6 (6.52; from 65 to 98)

84.9 (6.4; from 66 to 99)

0.6

Sex

36 M; 162 F

44 M; 166 F

Hb - admission (mg/dL; SD; range)

11.73 (1.69; 7 to 15.6)

11.61 (1.66; 5 to 15.3)

0.5

Hb 24 h post-surgery (mg/dL; SD; range)

9.21 (1.28; 5.7 to 13.5)

9.25 (1.17; 5.6 to 13.1)

0.7

Hb - discharge (mg/dL; SD; range)

10.11 (0.82; 8.2 to 9.9)

10.2 (0.8; 8.5 to 13.1)

0.3

Hb - lowest peak (mean; SD; range)

8.31 (0.94; 5.1 to 13.1)

8.36 (1.02; 3.5 to 12.5)

0.6

Post-surgery lowest peak day (mean; SD; range)

1.9 (2.09; -7 to 9)

1.54 (2.17; -12 to 13)

0.09

Total transfusions

379

393

Transfusions per patient (mean; SD; range)

1.93 (1.45; 0 to 8)

1.87 (1.56; 0 to 8)

0.7

Length of stay (mean; SD; range)

11.83 (4.34; 5 to 45)

12.29 (4.49; 5 to 39)

0.2

Pre-op day (mean; SD; range)

2.44 (2.34; 0 to 15)

2.32 (2.13; 0 to 21)

0.5

Post-op day (mean; SD; range)

9.38 (3.73; 0 to 43)

9.96 (4.01; 1 to 37)

0.06