Reduction of early surgical site and other care related infections in 3553 hip fracture patients: lessons learned from the 5-year Safe Hands project

Table 3 Included and excluded subjects with reasons in years 1–5

Period	Year 1 Baseline	Year 2 Intervention	Year 3 Intervention	Year 4 Follow-up	Year 5 Follow-up
Eligible	n = 461	n = 833	n = 842	n = 775	n = 741
Total excluded	n = 16	n = 23	n = 21	n = 5	n = 3
Reasons for exclusion	Surgery at another hospital, n = 8 Wrong fracture, n = 5 Girdlestone, n = 3	Wrong fracture, n = 4 Girdlestone, n = 3 Registered twice, n = 7 < 65 years of age, n = 3 < 2 HLOS^a, n = 3	Surgery at another hospital, n = 3 Wrong fracture, n = 5 Girdlestone, n = 6 < 65 years of age, n = 2 < 2 HLOS^a, n = 5	Wrong fracture, n = 2 < 65 years of age, n = 2 < 2 HLOS^a, n = 1	Wrong fracture n = 1 < 65 years of age = 1 < 2 HLOS^a = 1
Included	n = 442	n = 820	n = 806	N = 733	n = 712
Total sample	N = 3553

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