Table 2 In-hospital rates of new osteoporosis diagnosis, treatment initiation, and BMD referral, No. (%) of patients*
Post-operative Care | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | Total* (n = 224) | Orthopedics Only (n = 151) | Transfer to Rehabilitation/Geriatrics (n = 73) | P† |
In-hospital Osteoporosis Diagnosis | 80 (35.7) | 27 (17.9) | 53 (72.6) | <0.001 |
BMD referral | 32(14.3) | 11 (7.3) | 21 (28.8) | <0.001 |
Calcium initiated | 67 (29.9) | 17 (11.3) | 50 (68.5) | <0.001 |
Vitamin D initiated | 76 (33.9) | 19 (12.6) | 57 (78.1) | <0.001 |
Calcium and/or Vitamin D initiated | 77 (34.4) | 20 (13.2) | 57 (78.1) | <0.001 |
Any Anti-resorptive initiated | 47 (21.0) | 4 (2.6) | 43 (58.9) | <0.001 |
Bisphosphonate | 45 (20.1) | 4 (2.6) | 41 (56.2)‡ | <0.001 |
Raloxifene | 1 (0.4) | 0 | 1 (1.4) | 0.149 |
Calcitonin | 2 (0.9) | 0 | 2 (2.7) | 0.041 |
HRT | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
New Osteoporosis Diagnosis/Treatment | 86 (38.4) | 28 (18.5) | 58 (79.5) | <0.001 |