Research Article

No Difference in Short-Term Complications following Treatment of Closed Tibial Shaft Fractures with Intramedullary Nailing versus Plate Fixation

Table 3

Odds of developing any adverse event during surgery as related to patient demographics, comorbidities, and procedure.

Multivariable analysis
OR coef.95% CI value

Overall
Age (1-year intervals)1.0231.007–1.0400.004
Operative time (1 min intervals)1.0061.002–1.0100.003

ASA class
1Ref
23.4280.436–26.960.242
313.3671.700–105.120.014
415.3431.624–145.030.017

Preop transfusion
NoRef
Yes5.4161.786–16.4220.003

Steroid use
NoRef
Yes3.5691.606–7.9320.002

Diabetes mellitus
IDDMRef
NIDDM0.6640.288–1.5300.336
None0.5250.290–0.9520.034

Variables are adjusted for all baseline characteristics. Coef: coefficient; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval; ref: reference; ASA: American society of anesthesiology; NIDDM: non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus; IDDM: insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.