Table 2 Characteristics of hip fracture patients 65 years and older admitted to an orthogeriatric unit January 2007 - September 2009 (n = 1010)

Number (%) if not otherwise stated

Age, years (mean (SD))

85.0 (7.1)

Gender, women

763 (75.5)

Nursing home residents

234 (23.2)

Indoor fall

838 (83.0)

American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score, n = 1009:

I - Healthy

10 (1.0)

II - Mild systemic disease

468 (46.4)

III - Severe systemic disease

505 (50.0)

IV - Incapacitating/life-threatening systemic disease

26 (2.6)

V - Moribund

0

Type of fracture

   - Fractur neck of femur

558 (55.2)

   - Pertrochanteric fracture

391 (38.7)

   - Subtrochanteric fracture

61 (6.0)

Type of surgery

   - Screws

191 (18.9)

   - Hemiarthroplasty

343 (34.0)

   - Dynamic Hip Screw

357 (35.3)

   - Intramedullary Hip Screw

115 (11.4)

   - Other (THR or girdlestone)

4 (0.4)

Body mass index, kg/m2, mean (SD) (n = 550)

22.6 (3.8)

Length of stay, days, median (25, 75 percentile)

10 (4, 16)

Waiting time for surgery, hours, median (25, 75 percentile) (n = 1005)*

11 (5, 19)

Place of discharge

   - Short-term stay in nursing home for rehabilitation and evaluation

336 (33.3)

   - Long-term care institution

234 (23.2)

   - Rehabilitation centre

194 (19.2)

   - Home

176 (17.4)

   - Other hospital ward

45 (4.5)

Died during hospital stay

25 (2.5)