Table II.
Bivariate analysis of 30-day postoperative complications in patients with normal preoperative leukocyte count, preoperative leukopenia, and preoperative leukocytosis.
| Complication | Normal |
Leukopenia |
Leukocytosis |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | P value | Number | Percent | P value | |
| Pneumonia | 102 | 0.49% | 4 | 0.31% | .353 | 17 | 1.37% | <.001 |
| Superficial incisional SSI | 57 | 0.27% | 3 | 0.23% | .764 | 4 | 0.32% | .756 |
| Deep incisional SSI | 12 | 0.06% | 1 | 0.08% | .786 | 1 | 0.08% | .75 |
| Organ/Space SSI | 45 | 0.22% | 3 | 0.23% | .921 | 5 | 0.40% | .188 |
| Wound dehiscence | 14 | 0.07% | 2 | 0.15% | .277 | 0 | 0.00% | -- |
| Reintubation | 41 | 0.20% | 1 | 0.08% | .349 | 5 | 0.40% | .132 |
| Pulmonary embolism | 53 | 0.25% | 2 | 0.15% | .478 | 9 | 0.72% | .004 |
| Ventilator >48 hours | 23 | 0.11% | 0 | 0.00% | -- | 3 | 0.24% | .204 |
| Urinary tract infection | 150 | 0.72% | 8 | 0.61% | .649 | 12 | 0.97% | .33 |
| Stroke | 19 | 0.09% | 0 | 0.00% | -- | 2 | 0.16% | .446 |
| Cardiac arrest | 13 | 0.06% | 0 | 0.00% | -- | 0 | 0.00% | -- |
| Myocardial infarction | 61 | 0.29% | 2 | 0.15% | .346 | 3 | 0.24% | .741 |
| Bleeding transfusions | 357 | 1.72% | 35 | 2.68% | .011 | 54 | 4.34% | <.001 |
| Deep vein thrombosis | 58 | 0.28% | 8 | 0.61% | .037 | 3 | 0.24% | .806 |
| Sepsis | 30 | 0.14% | 1 | 0.08% | .532 | 6 | 0.48% | .007 |
| Septic shock | 8 | 0.04% | 0 | 0.00% | -- | 4 | 0.32% | <.001 |
| Readmission | 609 | 2.93% | 36 | 2.75% | .716 | 61 | 4.91% | <.001 |
| Reoperation | 281 | 1.35% | 18 | 1.38% | .938 | 21 | 1.69% | .321 |
| Non–home discharge | 1803 | 8.67% | 92 | 7.04% | .041 | 198 | 15.93% | <.001 |
SSI, surgical site infection.
Bold P values indicate statistical significance with P < .05.