Research Article

Japanese Herbal Kampo Hochu-Ekki-To or Juzen-Taiho-To after Surgery for Hip Fracture Does Not Reduce Infectious Complications

Table 2

Outcomes before and after propensity score matching.

Prematching cohort Propensity score matched cohort
ControlKampoControlKampo

In-hospital death, (%)3552 (1.8)8 (1.9)0.8526 (1.4)8 (1.9)0.394
Infectious complications, (%)4647 (2.3)12 (2.8)0.5786 (1.4)12 (2.8)0.234
 Hospital-acquired pneumonia, (%)2830 (1.4)6 (1.4)5 (1.2)6 (1.4)
 Surgical site infection, (%)1239 (0.6)3 (0.7)1 (0.2)3 (0.7)
 Sepsis, (%)710 (0.4)4 (0.9)2 (0.5)4 (0.9)