Table 2.
Univariate analysis of thirty-day post-operative complications after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion by chronic kidney disease cohort.
| Normal n=57,480 |
G2 n=15,186 |
G3 n=2,192 |
G4 n=312 |
G5 n=338 |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surgical Complications | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 1.8% | .188 |
| Superficial Surgical Site Infection (SSI) | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.3% | .198 |
| Deep SSI | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% | .480 |
| Organ SSI | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.9% | .006 |
| Wound Disruption | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | .417 |
| Medical Complications | 2.4% | 4.2% | 6.6% | 15.7% | 21.3% | <.001 |
| Pneumonia | 0.7% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 5.8% | 5.0% | <.001 |
| Unplanned Intubation | 0.5% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 5.1% | 4.7% | <.001 |
| Pulmonary Embolism | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | .016 |
| Ventilator > 48 hours | 0.4% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 4.2% | 3.9% | <.001 |
| Acute Renal Failure | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.6% | <.001 |
| Urinary Tract Infection | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1.7% | 2.6% | 3.0% | <.001 |
| CVA/Stroke with Neuro Deficit | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.6% | <.001 |
| Cardiac Arrest Requiring CPR | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 1.6% | 2.4% | <.001 |
| Myocardial Infarction | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | <.001 |
| Blood Transfusions | 0.3% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 4.5% | 8.0% | <.001 |
| Deep Vein Thrombosis | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 2.1% | <.001 |
| Sepsis | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 2.6% | 3.9% | <.001 |
| Septic Shock | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 1.9% | 1.2% | <.001 |
| Extended LOS | 2.0% | 3.0% | 4.9% | 11.5% | 27.2% | <.001 |
| Death | 0.2% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 4.5% | 4.7% | <.001 |
ACDF, anterior cervical discectomy and fusion; CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation; CVA, cerebral vascular accident; LOS, length of stay.