Table II.
Bivariate analysis of 30-day postoperative complications following outpatient total shoulder arthroplasty in patients of smoking vs. nonsmoking status within 1 year preoperatively.
| Postoperative complication | Nonsmoker (n = 2226) |
Smoker (n = 202) |
P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
| Sepsis | 1 | 0.04% | 0 | 0.00% | 1.000 |
| Septic shock | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | - |
| Pneumonia | 6 | 0.27% | 1 | 0.50% | .573 |
| Reintubation | 1 | 0.04% | 0 | 0.00% | 1.000 |
| Urinary tract infection | 11 | 0.49% | 2 | 0.99% | .365 |
| Stroke | 1 | 0.04% | 0 | 0.00% | 1.000 |
| Cardiac arrest | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | - |
| Myocardial infarction | 3 | 0.13% | 2 | 0.99% | .029 |
| Bleeding transfusions | 3 | 0.13% | 1 | 0.50% | .259 |
| Deep vein thrombosis | 1 | 0.04% | 2 | 0.99% | .011 |
| Pulmonary embolism | 3 | 0.13% | 1 | 0.50% | .259 |
| Failure to wean off ventilator | 1 | 0.04% | 0 | 0.00% | 1.000 |
| Deep incisional SSI | 1 | 0.04% | 0 | 0.00% | 1.000 |
| Superficial incisional SSI | 4 | 0.18% | 2 | 0.99% | .049 |
| Organ/space SSI | 6 | 0.27% | 0 | 0.00% | .999 |
| Wound dehiscence | 1 | 0.04% | 0 | 0.00% | 1.000 |
| Readmission | 36 | 1.62% | 8 | 3.96% | .021 |
| Reoperation | 22 | 0.99% | 1 | 0.50% | .497 |
| Non-home discharge | 11 | 0.49% | 2 | 0.99% | .351 |
| Mortality | 1 | 0.04% | 0 | 0.00% | 1.000 |
SSI, surgical site infection.
Bold P values indicate statistical significance with P < .05.