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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Surg. 2011 Aug 25;213(5):596–603.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2011.07.015

Table 2.

Univariate and multivariate regression analysis of 90-day venous thromboembolism events (VTE) and composite adverse events (CAE)

Crude Odds Ratio
(95% CI) 90-d
CAE
Adjusted Odds
Ratio (95% CI)*
90-d CAE
Crude Odds Ratio
(95% CI) 90-d
VTE
Adjusted Odds
Ratio (95% CI)* 90-
d VTE
Perioperative VTE pharmacologic
prophylaxis
0.59 (0.42-0.83) 0.64 (0.44-0.93) 0.58 (0.35-0.98) 0.62 (0.36-1.06)
Age 1.04 (1.03-1.06) 1.04 (1.02-1.06) 1.01 (0.99-1.03) 1.01 (0.99-1.03)
Sex 0.97 (0.69-1.37) 1.03 (0.72-1.48) 0.96 (0.58-1.61) 0.88 (0.4-1.96)
Smoking 1.10 (0.70-1.73) 1.41 (0.86-2.32) 0.90 (0.44-1.84) 0.89 (0.4-1.96)
Previous history of VTE 1.73 (0.83-3.61) 1.49 (0.71-3.13) 2.53 (0.99-6.42) 2.32 (0.88-6.09)
Charlson Comorbidity Index
 1
 2
 3+

1.10 (0.55-2.23)
1.59 (0.99-2.52)
1.98 (1.31-3.01)

0.92 (0.45-1.89)
1.19 (0.72-1.97)
1.38 (0.87-2.21)

0.84 (0.29-2.45)
1.41 (0.73-2.71)
1.33 (0.71-2.49)

0.85 (0.29-2.5)
1.65 (0.84-3.25)
1.36 (0.68-2.71)
Pneumatic compression 0.79 (0.43-1.44) 0.82 (0.43-1.57) 0.57 (0.26-1.27) 0.54 (0.24-1.2)
Method of operation (open) 1.96 (1.23-3.11) 1.52 (0.94-2.48) 1.87 (0.94-3.7) 1.57 (0.77-3.21)
Type of operationa
 Left hemicolectomy
 Low anterior resection
 Abdominal perineal resection
 Total abdominal colectomy
 Colostomy takedown
 Perineal proctectomy

0.82 (0.5-1.34)
0.63 (0.41-0.97)
0.78 (0.35-1.74)
1.2 (0.63-2.29)
0.82 (0.11-6.09)
1.05 (0.14-7.94)

0.81 (0.48-1.38)
0.83 (0.52-1.3)
0.82 (0.37-1.83)
2.45 (1.25-4.82)
1.34 (0.15-12.05)
1.31 (0.17-10.18)

1.37 (0.65-2.91)
1.21 (0.62-2.35)
0.37 (0.05-2.8)
2.69 (1.14-6.36)
2.78 (0.36-21.62)
-

1.3 (0.63-2.69)
1.42 (0.72-2.83)
0.35 (0.05-2.65)
3.84 (1.63-9.07)
4.43 (0.48-41.27)
-
Year of operation
 2006
 2007
 2008
 2009

0.44 (0.21-0.88)
0.54 (0.28-1.05)
0.34 (0.18-0.67)
0.19 (0.07-0.48)

0.39 (0.19-0.81)
0.49 (0.25-0.96)
0.36 (0.18-0.71)
0.20 (0.075-0.53)

0.73 (0.24-2.25)
0.61 (0.21-1.84)
0.55 (0.19-1.61)
0.17 (0.03-0.92)

0.63 (0.19-2.10)
0.68 (0.22-2.14)
0.63 (0.21-1.89)
0.17 (0.03-1.03)
*

Adjusted for all other variables listed.

Compared to laparoscopic procedures.

Compared to right hemicolectomies.

CAE, composite adverse event; VTE, venous thromboembolism.