Table 3.
Regression analysis of risk factors for overall complications
Risk Factor | Odds Ratio (95% CI) | P |
---|---|---|
Patient characteristics/Comorbidities | ||
ASA class ≥ 3 | 1.838(1.561–2.164) | <.001 |
Body mass index | 1.032(1.023–1.040) | <.001 |
Chronic steroid use | 1.613(1.119–2.326) | .009 |
Metastatic cancer | 2.527(1.388–4.599) | .002 |
Nonindependent functional status | 1.580(1.234–2.024) | <.001 |
Preoperative delirium | 2.593(1.135–5.924) | .021 |
Preoperative wound infection | 1.587(1.302–1.933) | <.001 |
Prior surgery within 30 d | 1.547(1.217–1.965) | .001 |
Ventilator dependency | 5.017(2.262–11.128) | <.001 |
Intraoperative factors | ||
Ambulatory surgery (vs inpatient) | 0.334(0.284–0.393) | <.001 |
Surgical house-staff assistance | 1.353(1.172–1.562) | <.001 |
Transfusion of >4 units of blood | 2.481(1.228–5.015) | .023 |
Total RVUs/Surgical complexity | 1.017(1.013–1.021) | <.001 |
*C statistic = 0.787.