Table 2 –
Operative Procedure and Postoperative Complication
| Variable | NSQIP data (n = 9182) |
Intuition data (n = 216) |
|---|---|---|
| Operative procedure | ||
| Laparoscopic cholecystectomy | 585 (6.4) | 45 (20.8) |
| Laparoscopic appendectomy | 579 (6.3) | 13 (6.0) |
| Laparoscopic partial colectomy, with anastomosis | 451 (4.9) | --- |
| Laparoscopic partial colectomy, with low pelvic anastomosis | 340 (3.7) | --- |
| Thyroidectomy, total or complete | 318 (3.5) | 8 (3.7) |
| Repair initial inguinal hernia | 291 (3.2) | --- |
| Parathyroidectomy or exploration of parathyroid | 291 (3.2) | 12 (5.6) |
| Mastectomy, partial | 277 (3.0) | 3 (1.4) |
| Laparoscopic partial colectomy, with removal of terminal ileum | 234 (2.5) | 1 (0.5) |
| Total thyroid lobectomy, unilateral | 231 (2.5) | 2 (0.9) |
| Enterectomy, resection of small intestine | 224 (2.4) | 9 (4.2) |
| Repair initial incisional or ventral hernia | 206 (2.2) | 3 (1.4) |
| Pylorus-sparing, Whipple-type procedure | 185 (2.0) | 1 (0.5) |
| Repair umbilical hernia, reducible | 180 (2.0) | --- |
| Colectomy, partial; with anastomosis | 160 (1.7) | 6 (2.8) |
| Closure of enterostomy, large or small intestine | 142 (1.5) | --- |
| Other | 4488 (48.9) | 113 (52.3) |
| Postoperative complication | ||
| Superficial incisional SSI | 181 (2.0) | 1 (0.5) |
| Deep incisional SSI | 19 (0.2) | 1 (0.5) |
| Organ space SSI | 400 (4.4) | 10 (4.6) |
| Wound disruption | 46 (0.5) | 12 (5.6) |
| Pneumonia | 112 (1.2) | 6 (2.8) |
| Unplanned intubation | 81 (0.9) | 4 (1.9) |
| Pulmonary embolism | 30 (0.3) | 0 (0) |
| Ventilator >48 h | 226 (2.5) | 17 (7.9) |
| Renal insufficiency | 115 (1.3) | 11 (5.1) |
| Acute renal failure | 49 (0.5) | 2 (0.9) |
| Urinary tract infection | 105 (1.1) | 4 (1.9) |
| Cerebrovascular accident | 12 (0.1) | 0 (0) |
| Cardiac arrest with CPR | 39 (0.4) | 0 (0) |
| Myocardial infarction | 42 (0.5) | 0 (0) |
| Deep venous thrombosis* | 80 (0.9) | 4 (1.9) |
| Clostridium difficile infection | 60 (0.7) | 3 (1.4) |
| Mortality within 30 d | 125 (1.4) | 7 (3.2) |
| Readmission within 30 d | 701 (7.6) | 7 (3.2) |
| Reoperation within 30 d | 326 (3.6) | 3 (1.4) |
| Any postoperative adverse event | 1815 (19.8) | 52 (24.1) |
Data presented as n (%)
*
Deep venous thrombosis requiring therapy, as defined by ACS NSQIP
SSI, surgical site infection