Table 1

Patient characteristics

Value
Sample size, n15
Patient characteristics
 Sex, n (%)
  Male2 (13)
  Female13 (87)
 Median age (IQR) in years85 (78–90)
 Median CCI (IQR)5 (5–7)
 Living situation before fracture, n (%)
  Home, with ADL care4 (27)
  Nursing home11 (73)
 Cognitive impairment before fracture, n (%)
  None5 (33.3)
  Cognitive impairment2 (13.3)
  Dementia8 (53.3)
 Fracture type, n (%)
  Femoral neck fracture10 (67)
  Intertrochanteric fracture5 (33)
Aftercare characteristics
 Median hospital stay (IQR) in days3 (1–9)
 Discharge location, n (%)
  Home, with ADL care2 (13)
  Nursing home10 (67)
  Hospice1 (7)
  Decease in hospital2 (13)
 Deceased at time of interview, n (%)13 (87)
 Median survival (IQR) after PENG block in days20 (12–34)
 Median time (IQR) from PENG block to interview in days111 (96–173)
  • IQR, noted as p25–p75.

  • ADL, activities of daily living; CCI, Charlson Comorbidity Index; IQR, Inter Quartile Range; PENG, PEricapsular Nerve Group.