Local Anaesthetic Infiltration and Indwelling Postoperative Wound Catheters for Patients with Hip Fracture Reduce Death Rates and Length of Stay

Table 3

Subgroup analysis of management options and patient outcomes. Patients with cognitive impairment are excluded.

	Control group	Enhanced recovery period
		Full ER	LIA only	CATH only
	79	230	49	15
Discharge destination
30-day mortality	7 (8.8%)	0 (0%)	3 (6.1%)	4 (26.7%)
Own home	43 (54.4%)	168 (73%)	31 (63.3%)	2 (13.3%)
Care facility	29 (36.7%)	62 (27%)	15 (30.6%)	9 (60%)
Length of stay in days
Ortho. ward (mean)	15	9	9	10
Rehab (mean)	19	17	17	18
Total	34 (3–114)	26 (3–80)	26 (3–88)	28 (3–82)