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Table 3 Characteristics of different patient groups

From: Use of the gamma3™ nail in a teaching hospital for trochanteric fractures: mechanical complications, functional outcomes, and quality of life

Data

Patients

 

without complication

with complication

deceased within 12 month

operated by consultant

operated by resident

N

78

12

20

52

38

Age (years)

     

mean (±SD)

80 (±8.1)

82 (±6.4)

82 (±7.7)

83 (±7.2)

78 (±7.9)

95% CI

78.5 – 82.3

78.4 – 86.6

78 - 85

81 - 85

75 - 80

Barthel Index

     

mean (±SD)

82 (±23)

80 (±19)

75 (±25)

80 (±24)***

84 (±21)***

95% CI

77 - 88

67 - 93

62 - 87

73 - 87

77 - 91

ASA* classification

     

mean (±SD)

2.9 (±0.6)

2.9 (±0.3)

3.4 (±0.6)**

2.9 (±0.5)

3.0 (±0.6)

95% CI

2.8 – 3.1

2.7 – 3.1

3.1 - 3.6

2.7 – 3.0

2.8 – 3.2

  1. *ASA = American Society of Anesthesiologists.
  2. ** p<0.001 in comparison to survivors.
  3. *** p=0.02.