Table 1 Patients’ characteristics
Humerus fracture | Forearm fracture | Pelvis fracture | Vertebral fracture | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number patients | 29,105 | 25,088 | 18,969 | 33,055 |
Age (mean, SD) | 85.9 (4.2) | 85.5 (3.9) | 86.9 (4.4) | 85.9 (4.1) |
Female (n, %) | 24,728 (85.0) | 23,239 (92.6) | 16,067 (84.7) | 25,260 (76.4) |
Medication-based comorbidity score (mean, SD) | 4.0 (2.0) | 3.9 (2.0) | 4.3 (2.0) | 4.5 (2.0) |
Surgical care (%) | 63.9 | 86.6 | 5.7 | 34.2 |
No OGCM (n, %) | 8928 (30.7) | 7822 (31.2) | 5828 (30.7) | 9678 (29.3) |
N hospitals | 318 | 327 | 310 | 355 |
- Resident of NH in the month before fracture (n)a | 1601 | 957 | 1343 | 1473 |
- Rate of transfers to subacute rehabilitation (%) | 10.0 | 1.6 | 20.8 | 16.9 |
OGCM (n, %) | 20,177 (69.3) | 17,266 (68.8) | 13,141 (69.3) | 23,377 (70.7) |
N hospitals | 515 | 510 | 521 | 539 |
- Resident of NH in the month before fracture (n)a | 3718 | 2211 | 3085 | 3479 |
- Rate of transfers to subacute rehabilitation (%) | 8.8 | 1.6 | 17.1 | 12.4 |
- Percentage of OPS 8–550 | 20.0 | 7.8 | 29.7 | 22.1 |
NH admission within 6 months (%) | 18.8 | 11.7 | 24.4 | 19.4 |
Time (days) from fracture to NH admission (median, IQR) | 35 (21–61) | 35 (18–64) | 36 (21–64) | 40 (22–72) |