Formosa Journal of Science and Technology (FJST)
Vol. 2 No. 7 (2023): July, 2023

Correlation between Age, Type of Fracture and Location of Long Bone Fracture on Length of Hospitalization of Post Op Patients

Samsir (Institut Ilmu Kesehatan Pelamonia)
Sulasri (Institut Ilmu Kesehatan Pelamonia)
Andi Arnoli (Institut Ilmu Kesehatan Pelamonia)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Jul 2023

Abstract

Fracture is a problem with a fairly high incidence, one of the treatments is operative action. This study aims to determine the relationship between age, type of fracture, and location of long bone fractures on the length of postoperative hospitalization at Makassar City Government Hospital. This research is a type of observational analytic research using a cross sectional technique. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling with a total of 50 respondents recorded in the medical records of the Makassar City Government Hospital. The results of this study found that respondents in the category of elderly and non-elderly had no relationship to the length of stay in the Post-Operative (p = 0.361). As for the type of fracture experienced by the respondent, it had a relationship to the length of postoperative hospitalization (p = 0.004). The location of the fracture experienced by the respondent also had a relationship to the length of postoperative hospitalization (p = 0.030).

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fjst

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Subject

Humanities Computer Science & IT Education Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Social Sciences

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Formosa Journal of Science and Technology (FJST) is an open-access scientific journal that publishing full-length research papers and review articles covering subjects that fall under the wide spectrum of science and technology. FJST journal is dedicated towards dissemination of knowledge related to ...