From: Value of pharmacy services upon admission to an orthopedic surgery unit
Characteristic | Frequency/percentage N = 100 |
---|---|
Gender | Â |
 Male | 50 |
 Female | 50 |
Age (years) | Â |
 Mean | 71.92 |
 Standard deviation | 13.16 |
Orthopedic surgery type | Â |
 Elective | 54 |
 Emergency | 46 |
Creatinine clearance (the Cockcroft–Gault equation)[26] |  |
 30 mL/min to  < 50 mL/min | 17 |
 ≥ 50 mL/min | 83 |
Number of home medications | Â |
 1 | 2 |
 2 | 8 |
 3 | 14 |
 4 | 25 |
≥ 5 | 51 |
Allergies | Â |
 No known drug allergy | 86 |
 Yes (to one or more medication) | 14 |