Table 2 Association of surgery with outcomes in geriatric C2 fractures.

From: Multicenter retrospective cohort study of the association between surgery for odontoid fractures in the elderly and in-hospital outcomes

 

No surgery (%)

Surgery (%)

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

All centers (N = 13,218)

n = 12,118

n = 1100

  

Mortality in-hospital

430 (3.6)

32 (2.9)

0.79 (0.54–1.17)

0.94 (0.55–1.60)

Primary complication

500(4.1)

114 (10.4)

2.73 (2.22–3.35)

2.12 (1.53–2.94)

Immobility complication

208 (1.7)

39 (3.6)

2.11 (1.39–3.22)

2.24 (1.38–3.63)

Routine discharge

6997 (65.0)

709 (75.8)

1.76 (1.49–2.08)

2.38 (1.92–2.97)

High vol. centers (N = 10,608)

Mortality In-hospital

370 (3.8)

29 (3.3)

0.85 (0.56–1.29)

0.95 (0.53–1.72)

Primary complications

422 (4.3)

98 (11.2)

2.80 (2.23–3.50)

2.17 (1.53–3.10)

Immobility complications

181 (1.9

37 (4.2)

2.31 (1.50–3.57)

2.24 (1.35–3.73)

Routine discharge

5672 (64.1)

554 (73.2)

1.60 (1.35–1.90)

2.15 (1.72–2.68)

  1. OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval.