Table 8.
Multivariate analysis of overall morbidity (in-hospital morbidity and/or adverse discharge disposition) following acoustic neuroma excision in adult patients from 1994 through 2003 after exclusion of markers of advanced disease
| Characteristic | OR (95% CI) | P-value |
|---|---|---|
| Patient | ||
| Age (for 1 y increase) | 0.99 (0.98–1.01) | .83 |
| Female sex | 1.25 (0.97–1.62) | .081 |
| Race | .17 | |
| White (reference group) | 1 | |
| African American | 1.31 (0.82–2.09) | |
| Hispanic | 1.40 (0.74–2.64) | |
| Asian/Pac Isl | 1.79 (0.90–3.57) | |
| Others | 1.05 (0.49–2.28) | |
| Primary payer (Medicare is reference group) | .0030 | |
| Medicaid | 1.13 (0.59–2.17) | |
| Private insurance/HMO | 0.58 (0.41–0.81) | |
| Self-pay | 0.97 (0.40–2.36) | |
| No charge/other | 0.78 (0.38–1.59) | |
| Median income | .42 | |
| 1 (reference group) | 1 | |
| 2 | 0.81 (0.57–1.15) | |
| 3 | 0.79 (0.58–1.08) | |
| 4 | 0.81 (0.61–1.07) | |
| Hospital bed size (large vs small or medium) | 0.94 (0.74–1.19) | .59 |
| High surgeon volume (≥3 surgeries per year) | 0.65 (0.51–0.82) | .0004 |