Perioperative medicine & outcomes
The relationship between preoperative anemia and length of hospital stay among patients undergoing orthopedic surgery at a teaching hospital in Ethiopia: a retrospective cohort study
Main finding · Prolonged LOSResult — go to the resultAdjusted odds ratio 1.77 95% CI 1.25–2.50Authors' conclusion
Preoperative anemia was independently associated with prolonged hospital stay among orthopedic surgery patients.
Study context
- Population
- Patients undergoing orthopedic surgery at Tibebe Ghion Specialized Hospital, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, June 2019–June 2021
- Participants
- 959 patients
- Exposure
- Preoperative anemia vs no preoperative anemia
- Anemicn = 481
- Outcome
- Prolonged LOS (stay > 75th percentile of LOS of all patients after orthopedic surgery)
Methodological detailssingle-centre
- Single-centre
Main finding
Prolonged LOS
Adjusted odds ratio
1.77
95% CI 1.25–2.50
Events by group
Anemic vs Non-anemic
aOR 1.77 (95% CI 1.25–2.50)
As reported in the abstract
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | Values |
|---|---|
| LOS, all patients | All patients median 6 (IQR 3–13) days |
Original publication
The relationship between preoperative anemia and length of hospital stay among patients undergoing orthopedic surgery at a teaching hospital in Ethiopia: a retrospective cohort study. Perioper Med (Lond). Published 23 December 2024. doi:10.
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