Table 4.
Logistic regression for no surgical drain as an independent variable.
| Univariate analyses Crude OR (95% CI) |
p-value | Multivariate analyses Adjusted OR* (95% CI) |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immediate postoperative Hb | 0.86 (0.78–0.96) | 0.110 | 0.89 (0.76–0.98) | 0.252 |
| POD 1 Hb | 0.62 (0.41–0.83) | 0.122 | 0.77 (0.56–0.91) | 0.387 |
| POD 1 Hct | 0.33 (0.14–0.59) | 0.007 | 0.41 (0.22–0.68) | 0.122 |
| DVT | 2.52 (1.12–3.23) | 0.218 | 1.23 (0.89–1.98) | 0.417 |
| PE | 1.81 (1.09–7.54) | 0.371 | 1.10 (0.83–4.53) | 0.518 |
| Re-admission | 0.78 (0.47–0.98) | 0.221 | 0.81 (0.50–0.99) | 0.325 |
| EBL | 0.23 (0.11–0.42) | 0.001 | 0.43 (0.18–0.91) | 0.041 |
| Transfusion rate | 0.57 (0.26–0.81) | 0.006 | 0.88 (0.45–1.32) | 0.211 |
| Transfusion volume | 0.36 (0.18–0.85) | 0.001 | 0.84 (0.61–1.07) | 0.682 |
| Medical complications | 0.12 (0.07–0.36) | 0.001 | 0.38 (0.13–0.74) | 0.037 |
| Surgical complications | 0.89 (0.81–1.03) | 0.187 | 0.91 (0.78–1.23) | 0.448 |
| Length of hospital stay | 0.13 (0.06–0.42) | 0.001 | 0.40 (0.29–0.81) | 0.042 |
OR Odds ratio, CI confidence interval, Hb hemoglobin, Hct hematocrit, POD postoperative day, DVT deep vein thrombosis, PE pulmonary edema, EBL estimated blood loss.
*Adjusted for immediate postoperative Hb, POD 1 Hb and Hct, EBL, transfusion rate and volume, medical complications, and length of hospital stay. Significant values are in bold.