Table 4.
Outcomes based on the diagnosis of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and need for emergent endotracheal intubation in bariatric surgery patients.
| Outcomes | No Sleep-Disordered Breathing | Sleep-disordered Breathing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Intubation | Intubation | p | No Intubation | Intubation | p | |
| Number of cases | 57,115 | 717 | 31,341 | 1,855 | ||
| In-hospital death, % | 0.15 | 13.81 | <0.01 | 0.04 | 1.13 | <0.01 |
| Total charges, dollars | 32,033 (26,451) |
134,471 (142,897) |
<0.01 | 32,798 (18,731) |
43,989 (46,829) |
<0.01 |
| Length of stay, days | 2.8 (3.84) |
15.47 (19.93) |
<0.01 | 2.47 (1.84) |
4.05 (4.92) |
<0.01 |
| CPAP/NIV, % | 0 | 26.22 | <0.01 | 0 | 85.01 | <0.01 |
| Respiratory failure, % | 0.75 | 60.25 | <0.01 | 1.02 | 14.93 | <0.01 |
| Pneumonia, % | 0.75 | 20.78 | <0.01 | 0.52 | 2.26 | <0.01 |
| Intubation on Day 0 or Day 1, % |
NA | 63.0 | NA | 90.0 | ||
Day 0 is day of surgery, Day 1 is post-operative day 1.
CPAP/NIV: continuous positive airway pressure/non-invasive ventilation.
NA: Not applicable