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Table 2 Clinical characteristics of the study population 30 days after surgery

From: Association between early sitting and functional mobility recovery after hip-fracture surgery in older patients: a prospective cohort study

  

Early sitting after surgery

  

No

Yes

  

n = 198

n = 123

Hospital readmission (hip-related), n (%)

No

194 (98.00)

121 (98.40)

Yes

4 (2.02)

2 (1.63)

Reintervention within 30 days, n (%)

No

197 (99.50)

123 (100)

Yes

1 (0.51)

0 (0.0)

Mobility, RNFC scale (score), n (%)

Independent indoors and outdoors, no technical aids (1)

0 (0.0)

2 (1.63)

Independent indoors and outdoors, with one technical aid (2)

3 (1.52)

5 (4.07)

Independent indoors and outdoors, with two technical aids or walker (3)

16 (8.08)

18 (14.60)

Independent only indoors, unsupervised (4)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Independent only indoors, with one technical aid (5)

5 (2.53)

7 (5.69)

Independent only indoors, with two technical aids or walker (6)

65 (32.80)

50 (40.70)

Independent only indoors, with supervision (7)

1 (0.51)

0 (0.0)

Only indoors, with small assistance from another person (8)

1 (0.51)

2 (1.63)

Only indoors, with significant assistance from another person (9)

13 (6.57)

10 (8.13)

Assisted by two persons or no mobility (10)

94 (47.50)

29 (23.60)

Housing, n (%)

Home

37 (18.70)

29 (23.60)

Nursing/residential care

58 (29.30)

27 (22.0)

Intensive Care admission

6 (3.03)

0 (0.0)

Hospital (long term)

8 (4.04)

3 (2.44)

Functional recovery unit

89 (44.90)

64 (52.0)

  1. RNFC Registro Nacional de Fractura de Cadera, ASA American Society of Anesthesiologistsn