| Patients’ characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Number | 109 |
| Age | 66.75±6.25 (54-85) years-old |
| Sex | 96 female. 13 male |
| BMI | 31.65±3.95(23.1-41.5) kg/m2 |
| Comorbidities | 55 hypertension 26 diabetes mellitus 9 respiratory (asthma with mild symptoms) 42 other (headache, peptic, treated cancer, bowel diseases, renal diseases relatively mild skeletal disorders) |
| Postoperative rehabilitation | No inpatient Family practitioner, or by oneself |
| Living status | 3 patients home alone 106 patients live with family |
| Adverse conditions | 2 Haematoma (treated by surgical decompression) 5 wound closure defect (small necrosis in suture line treated via dressing) 1 joint infection (treated via drainage and debridement, insert exchanging and antibiotics) 2 superficial infection (treated via antibiotics) 1 deep vein thrombosis (treated successfully and included in the study) 1 pulmonary thromboembolism (hospitalized in extensive care unit) |
| Hospitalization time | 5.44 (4-15) days |