Patient characteristics
Value | |
Sample size, n | 15 |
Patient characteristics | |
Sex, n (%) | |
Male | 2 (13) |
Female | 13 (87) |
Median age (IQR) in years | 85 (78–90) |
Median CCI (IQR) | 5 (5–7) |
Living situation before fracture, n (%) | |
Home, with ADL care | 4 (27) |
Nursing home | 11 (73) |
Cognitive impairment before fracture, n (%) | |
None | 5 (33.3) |
Cognitive impairment | 2 (13.3) |
Dementia | 8 (53.3) |
Fracture type, n (%) | |
Femoral neck fracture | 10 (67) |
Intertrochanteric fracture | 5 (33) |
Aftercare characteristics | |
Median hospital stay (IQR) in days | 3 (1–9) |
Discharge location, n (%) | |
Home, with ADL care | 2 (13) |
Nursing home | 10 (67) |
Hospice | 1 (7) |
Decease in hospital | 2 (13) |
Deceased at time of interview, n (%) | 13 (87) |
Median survival (IQR) after PENG block in days | 20 (12–34) |
Median time (IQR) from PENG block to interview in days | 111 (96–173) |
IQR, noted as p25–p75.
ADL, activities of daily living; CCI, Charlson Comorbidity Index; IQR, Inter Quartile Range; PENG, PEricapsular Nerve Group.