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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 May 9.
Published in final edited form as: Surgery. 2012 Aug;152(2):218–226. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2012.05.037

Table IV.

Adjusted risk of specific outcomes relative to presence or absence of metabolic syndrome

Outcome Odds ratio 95% confidence interval P value
Any complication 1.3 0.97–1.8 .08
Any pulmonary complication 1.6 1.02–2.5 .04
Pneumonia 0.9 0.4–1.8 .7
Reintubation 1.8 1.01–3.1 .04
Prolonged ventilation 1.8 1.04–3.0 .03
Any cardiac complication 1.8 0.7–4.6 .2
Any renal complication 1.5 0.7–4.6 .3
Wound infection/dehiscence 1.2 0.9–1.8 .2
Thromboembolism 0.3 0.1–1.03 .06
Death 2.1 1.1–3.9 .02

Adjusted for extent of hepatectomy, diagnosis, previous coronary stent or cardiac surgery, renal failure, esophageal varices, tobacco use, and intraoperative red blood cell transfusion.