Table 3.
Crude outcomes in patients with isolated traumatic spine injuries requiring surgery
| Male (N = 29,739) |
Female (N = 14,017) |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-hospital mortality, n (%) | 752 (2.5) | 214 (1.5) | < 0.001 |
| Myocardial infarction, n (%) | 82 (0.3) | 30 (0.2) | 0.275 |
| Cardiac arrest with CPR, n (%) | 391 (1.3) | 96 (0.7) | < 0.001 |
| Stroke, n (%) | 69 (0.2) | 30 (0.2) | 0.793 |
| Deep vein thrombosis, n (%) | 540 (1.8) | 142 (1.0) | < 0.001 |
| Pulmonary embolism, n (%) | 259 (0.9) | 63 (0.4) | < 0.001 |
| Acute respiratory distress syndrome, n (%) | 238 (0.8) | 65 (0.5) | < 0.001 |
| Pneumonia, n (%) | 806 (2.7) | 181 (1.3) | < 0.001 |
| Surgical site infection, n (%) | 115 (0.4) | 38 (0.3) | 0.068 |
| Duration of ICU stay, median [IQR] | 4.0 [3.0–8.0] | 4.0 [3.0–6.0] | < 0.001 |
Duration of ICU stay is measured in days
ICU intensive care unit