Research Article

Predicting Discharge Location among Low-Energy Hip Fracture Patients Using the Score for Trauma Triage in the Geriatric and Middle-Aged (STTGMA)

Table 4

Discharge location patterns for minimal-, low-, moderate-, and high-risk cohorts. Percentages reflect proportion of each respective risk cohort discharged to each location.

LocationMinimal Risk Cohort (n=226)Low Risk Cohort (n=102)Moderate Risk Cohort (n=53)High Risk Cohort (n=27)Total Cohort (n=408)

Home63 (27.9%)12 (11.8%)5 (9.4%)4 (14.8%)84 (20.6%)

Acute Rehab41 (18.1%)15 (14.7%)3 (5.7%)2 (7.4%)61 (15.0%)

Skilled Nursing Facility118 (52.2%)72 (70.6%)41 (77.4%)14 (51.9%)245 (60.0%)

Hospice1 (0.4%)1 (1.0%)0 (0.0%)3 (11.1%)5 (1.2%)

LTCH1 (0.4%)0 (0.0%)1 (1.9%)0 (0.0%)2 (0.5%)

Death2 (0.9%)1 (1.0%)2 (3.8%)4 (14.8%)9 (2.2%)

Transfer to Acute Hospital0 (0.0%)1 (1.0%)1 (1.9%)0 (0.0%)2 (0.5%)