Table II.
Bivariate analysis of 30-d postoperative complications in nondiabetic, non-insulindependent diabetic, and insulin-dependent diabetic patients.
| Normal (non-diabetic) |
NIDDM (non-insulin dependent) |
IDDM (insulin dependent) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number (%) | Number (%) | P value | Number (%) | P value | |
| Sepsis | 14 (0.0) | 7 (0.2) | .005 | 2 (0.1) | .172 |
| Septic shock | 2 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | .999 | 1 (0.1) | .070 |
| Pneumonia | 39 (1.1) | 7 (0.2) | .578 | 9 (0.5) | <.001 |
| Reintubation | 7 (0.0) | 4 (0.1) | .027 | 3 (0.2) | .003 |
| Urinary tract infection | 60 (0.2) | 13 (0.3) | .173 | 6 (0.3) | .157 |
| Stroke | 9 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | .811 | 0 (0.0) | .999 |
| Cardiac arrest | 9 (0.0) | 3 (0.1) | .008 | 1 (0.1) | .040 |
| Myocardial infarction | 18 (0.1) | 5 (0.1) | .188 | 5 (0.3) | .001 |
| Bleeding transfusions | 2 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | .306 | 1 (0.1) | .07 |
| Deep vein thrombosis | 46 (0.1) | 8 (0.2) | .608 | 3 (0.2) | .764 |
| Pulmonary embolism | 58 (0.2) | 6 (0.1) | .451 | 2 (0.1) | .523 |
| Remaining on a ventilator > 48 h | 4 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | .617 | 4 (0.2) | <.001 |
| Deep incisional SSI | 20 (0.0) | 11 (.2) | <.001 | 7 (0.4) | <.001 |
| Superficial incisional SSI | 44 (0.1) | 4 (0.1) | .386 | 3 (0.2) | .709 |
| Organ/space SSI | 12 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | .604 | 1 (0.1) | .684 |
| Wound dehiscence | 5 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | .758 | 0 (0.0) | .999 |
| Readmission | 284 (0.9) | 65 (1.4) | <.001 | 44 (2.4) | <.001 |
| Reoperation | 87 (0.3) | 9 (0.2) | .356 | 9 (0.05) | .067 |
| Nonhome discharge | 146 (0.4) | 25 (0.5) | .268 | 21 (1.2) | <.001 |
| Mortality | 4 (0.0) | 2 (0.0) | .148 | 2 (0.1) | .011 |
| Length of total hospital stay >2 d | 382 (0.0) | 103 (0.0) | <.001 | 49 (0.0) | <.001 |
SSI, surgical space infection.
Bold P values indicate statistical significance with P < .05.