Table III.
Risk-adjusted odds of readmission among patients undergoing thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair (TEVAR) and open thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) repair
| Variable |
TEVAR
|
Open TAA repair
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adjusted OR | 95% CI; P value | Adjusted OR | 95% CI; P value | |
| LOS | ||||
| Late discharge | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Usual discharge | 0.66 | 0.48–0.92; P < .05 | 0.86 | 0.73–1.02; P = .08 |
| Early discharge | 0.57 | 0.38–0.85; P < .01 | 0.70 | 0.57–0.85; P < .01 |
| Age | ||||
| 65–70 years | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| 71–80 years | 0.96 | 0.70–1.31; P = .78 | 1.16 | 1.02–1.31; P < .05 |
| ≥81 years | 1.28 | 0.91–1.81; P = .16 | 1.24 | 1.01–1.51; P < .05 |
| Male gender | 0.91 | 0.71–1.15; P = .42 | 1.01 | 0.91–1.13; P = .77 |
| Black race | 0.98 | 0.57–1.68; P = .94 | 1.00 | 0.75–1.32; P = .97 |
| Emergent procedure | 0.95 | 0.72–1.27; P = .75 | 1.07 | 0.93–1.24; P = .34 |
| Charlson comorbidity score | ||||
| 0–1 | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| 1–2 | 1.10 | 0.90–1.36; P = .34 | 1.10 | 0.90–1.36; P = .36 |
| >2 | 1.38 | 1.08–1.75; P < .01 | 1.30 | 1.10–1.53; P < .01 |
| Complication | ||||
| Renal failure | 1.85 | 1.24–2.76; P < .01 | 1.11 | 0.88–1.42; P = .37 |
| Pulmonary failure | 1.76 | 1.18–2.63; P < .01 | 1.02 | 0.88–1.17; P = .80 |
| Spinal cord ischemia | 2.22 | 0.96–5.15; P = .06 | 1.02 | 0.47–2.21; P = .95 |
| Stroke | 0.90 | 0.52–1.57; P = .72 | 0.92 | 0.66–1.29; P = .63 |
CI, Confidence interval; LOS, length of stay; OR, odds ratio.