The length of stay of patients that underwent surgical treatment of fracture upper arm bone.

Ciljevi istraživanja: Istražiti prosječno trajanje hospitalizacije pacijenata podvrgnutih kirurškom liječenju prijeloma nadlaktične kosti u OB Nova Gradiška od 2009. do 2019. godine te ispitati postoji li razlika u duljini hospitalizacije s obzirom na spol i dob pacijenata. Nacrt studije: Presječno istraživanje. Bolesnici i metode: Istraživanje uključuje 52 pacijenta podvrgnuta kirurškom liječenju prijeloma nadlaktične kosti. Podaci o ispitanicima izdvojeni su iz operacijskih protokola pacijenata te prikupljeni pregledom bolničke arhive i medicinske dokumentacije. Za statističku analizu korišten je statistički program MedCalc Statistical Software version 19.1.7. Rezultati: Medijan dobi pacijenata je 64 godine (interkvartilnog raspona od 53 do 75 godina) u rasponu od 8 do 88 godina. Prema vrsti prijeloma, 62 % pacijenata imalo je prijelom proksimalnog dijela, jedan pacijent imao je prijelom i proksimalnog i središnjeg dijela, a najmanje bolesnika imalo je distalni prijelom nadlaktične kosti. 63 % pacijenata imalo je prijelom na lijevoj strani, a jedan pacijent je imao obostrani. Najviše prijeloma imale su žene u dobi starijoj od 60 godina, njih 27, što čini 77 % ukupnog broja bolesnica. Najveći udio prijeloma kod muškaraca uočava se u dobi od 50 do 79 godina pri čemu je zabilježeno 13 slučajeva, odnosno 76 % bolesnika muškog spola. Zaključci: Duljina hospitalizacije je medijana 7 dana (interkvartilnog raspona od 5 do 13 dana) u rasponu od jednog do 30 dana, bez značajne razlike u odnosu na spol bolesnika, a povezanost duljine hospitalizacije i dobi pacijenata nije značajna.Objectives: To investigate the average duration of hospitalization of patients who underwent surgical treatment of fractures of the humerus in Nova Gradiška General Hospital from 2009 to 2019 and to determine whether there is a difference in the length of hospitalization regarding the gender and age of the patients. Study design: Cross-sectional study. Patients and methods: The study includes 52 patients who underwent surgical treatment for a fracture of the humerus. Data on subjects was extracted from patient operating protocols and collected by reviewing hospital archives and medical records. MedCalc Statistical Software version 19.1.7 was used for statistical analysis. Results: The median age of the patients was 64 years (interquartile range from 53 to 75 years), ranging from 8 to 88 years of age. With regard to the type of fracture, 62% of patients had a fracture of the proximal part, one patient had a fracture of both the proximal and central part and several patients had a distal fracture of the humerus. Sixty-three percent of patients had a fracture on the left arm and one patient had a bilateral fracture. Women older than 60 had the most fractures, 27 of them, which is 77% of the total number of patients. The highest proportion of fractures in men is observed between the ages of 50 and 79, with 13 cases, which is 76% of male patients. Conclusion: The median length of hospitalization was 7 days (interquartile range of 5 to 13 days), ranging from 1 to 30 days, with no significant difference related to patient gender, and the interconnection between the length of hospitalization and the age of patients was not significant