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. 2026 Mar 18;16(3):e110131. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-110131

Table 2. Primary and secondary outcomes.

No COVID-19
(n=731)
COVID-19
(n=3039)
Adjusted OR or difference 95% CI P value
30-day major PPC, n (%) 24 (3.3) 103 (3.9) 0.81 0.64 to 1.03 0.085
 Pneumonia 21 (2.8) 92 (3.0) 0.87 0.67 to 0.99 0.270
 ARDS 5 (0.7) 30 (1.0) 0.70 0.45 to 1.08 0.106
 Unexpected ventilation 3 (0.4) 22 (0.7) 2.33 1.22 to 4.78 0.014
In-hospital PPC, n (%) 18 (2.5) 82 (2.7) 0.92 0.70 to 1.21 0.543
In-hospital LOS (day), median (IQR) 7 (6, 9) 7 (5, 9) −0.10 −0.54 to 0.33 0.645
Postoperative LOS (day), median (IQR) 5 (4, 6) 4 (3, 6) −0.02 −0.45 to 0.41 0.926
30-day reoperation, n (%) 6 (0.8) 18 (0.6) 0.67 0.39 to 1.15 0.152
30-day mortality, n (%) 2 (0.27) 1 (0.03) 0.41 0.08 to 1.63 0.234

Values are shown as median (IQR) or number (%).

Adjusted ORs or differences with 95% CIs and P values were estimated using regression models weighted by inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW).

ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; LOS, length of stay; PPC, postoperative pulmonary complications.