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Table 1 Characteristics of participants according to post-operative abbreviated mental test score

From: Effect of admission fascia iliaca compartment blocks on post-operative abbreviated mental test scores in elderly fractured neck of femur patients: a retrospective cohort study

 

Low post op AMTS (n = 336)a

Moderate post op AMTS (n = 139)a

High post op AMTS (n = 434)a

Age; years

89.8 (7)

84.3 (6.8)

81.3 (8.2)

Admission AMTS

 High

22 (6.5%)

64 (46.0%)

392 (90.3%)

 Moderate

26 (7.7%)

32 (23.0%)

24 (5.5%)

 Low

286 (85.1%)

37 (26.6%)

11 (2.5%)

Gender

 M

81 (24.1%)

43 (30.9%)

127 (29.3%)

 F

255 (75.9%)

96 (69.1%)

307 (70.7%)

Source of admission

 Own home

135 (40.2%)

119 (83.8%)

405 (93.3%)

 Residential home

99 (29.5%)

9 (6.3%)

10 (2.3%)

 Nursing home or hospital

102 (30.3%)

11 (9.9%)

19 (4.3%)

Comorbities

 ASA 1–2

59 (17.6%)

49 (35.3%)

218 (50.5%)b

 ASA 3

235 (69.9%)

78 (56.1%)

191 (44.2%)

 ASA 4–5

42 (12.5%)

12 (8.6%)

23 (5.3%)

Type of anesthesia

 GA

292 (87.4%)

11 (79.9%)

346 (79.7%)

 Spinal

33 (9.9%)

26 (18.7%)

75 (17.3%)

 GA + spinal

9 (2.7%)

2 (1.4%)

13 (3.0%)

 Time to surgery; hours

21.6 (16.6–29.1 [5–670])

21.7 (15.9–27.2 [5–140])

21.0 (16.3–28.2 [1–230])

Received admission fascia iliaca compartment block

 Yes

161 (47.9%)

79 (56.8%)

284 (65.4%)

 No

175 (52.1%)

60 (43.2%)

150 (34.6%)

  1. Values are expressed as number (proportion), or median (IQR [range])
  2. aA total of 909 patients had post-operative AMTS recorded, from the total of all 959 patients included in the analysis
  3. b2/434 patients with High post op AMTS did not have ASA recorded pre-operatively