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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Urol. 2012 Aug 16;188(4):1274–1278. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2012.06.031

Table 2.

Adjusted odds of an adverse event following outpatient surgery.

Covariate Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)
30-Day Mortality
Same-Day Admission Subsequent Admission Postoperative Complication

Location of care
 HOPD* 1.00 (--) 1.00 (--) 1.00 (--) 1.00 (--)
 ASC 6.96 (4.44 – 10.90) 0.94 (0.88 – 1.01) 0.69 (0.57 – 0.83) 0.92 (0.61 – 1.39)
 Office 3.64 (2.48 – 5.36) 0.97 (0.94 – 1.02) 0.91 (0.82 – 1.00) 0.98 (0.79 – 1.21)

Age
 65 – 74* 1.00 (--) 1.00 (--) 1.00 (--) 1.00 (--)
 75 – 84 1.51 (1.28 – 1.78) 1.30 (1.26 – 1.34) 1.22 (1.13 – 1.31) 1.18 (0.98 – 1.43)
 ≥85 2.75 (2.25 – 3.36) 1.70 (1.63 – 1.77) 1.23 (1.10 – 1.38) 1.91 (1.55 – 2.34)

Gender
 Male* 1.00 (--) 1.00 (--) 1.00 (--) 1.00 (--)
 Female 0.66 (0.56 – 0.78) 0.83 (0.80 – 0.85) 0.70 (0.64 – 0.75) 0.95 (0.80 – 1.12)

Race
 White* 1.00 (--) 1.00 (--) 1.00 (--) 1.00 (--)
 Black 1.13 (0.85 – 1.50) 0.97 (0.91 – 1.02) 0.97 (0.84 – 1.12) 0.82 (0.59 – 1.15)
 Other 0.53 (0.33 – 0.86) 0.86 (0.80 – 0.93) 0.91 (0.76 – 1.09) 0.83 (0.53 – 1.32)

Charlson score
 0* 1.00 (--) 1.00 (--) 1.00 (--) 1.00 (--)
 1 2.33 (1.98 – 2.73) 1.35 (1.31 – 1.39) 1.26 (1.17 – 1.36) 1.67 (1.41 – 1.99)
 ≥2 4.18 (3.38 – 5.18) 2.38 (2.28 – 2.49) 1.81 (1.61 – 2.03) 3.21 (2.62 – 3.92)

Area of residence
 West* 1.00 (--) 1.00 (--) 1.00 (--) 1.00 (--)
 South 0.99 (0.80 – 1.24) 1.06 (1.02 – 1.11) 0.86 (0.78 – 0.95) 0.97 (0.77 – 1.22)
 Midwest 1.11 (0.87 – 1.40) 1.09 (1.04 – 1.14) 0.94 (0.84 – 1.04) 0.97 (0.76 – 1.25)
 Northeast 0.89 (0.69 – 1.15) 0.86 (0.82 – 0.91) 0.73 (0.65 – 0.82) 0.97 (0.75 – 1.26)

Abbreviations: ASC, ambulatory surgery center; CI, confidence interval; HOPD, hospital outpatient department; OR, odds ratio.

*

Indicates referent group.

Shaded table cells denote statistically significant associations.