TABLE 3.

Thirty-day complication pattern in obese

Complication	Non-obese (n = 653), n (%)	Obese (n = 272), n (%)	p
Repeat exploration (all cause)	51 (7.8)	21 (7.7)	1.00
Wound dehiscence	18 (2.8)	9 (3.3)	0.67
IR-guided drain placement	37 (5.7)	22 (8.1)	0.18
Respiratory failure	38 (5.8)	13 (4.8)	0.64
Pneumonia	35 (5.4)	18 (6.6)	0.44
Pulmonary effusion requiring thoracentesis	9 (1.4)	4 (1.5)	1.00
Pulmonary effusion requiring thoracostomy	24 (3.8)	9 (3.3)	0.85
Pneumothorax	10 (1.5)	2 (0.7)	0.53
Deep vein thrombosis	13 (2.0)	4 (1.5)	0.79
Pulmonary embolus	4 (0.6)	5 (1.8)	0.13
Myocardial infarction	4 (0.6)	0	0.33
Arrhythmia	18 (2.8)	8 (11.1)	0.83
Gastrointestinal bleed	4 (0.6)	2 (0.7)	1.00
Enteric leak, managed nonoperatively	4 (0.6)	3 (1.1)	0.43
Ileus	31 (4.7)	15 (5.5)	0.62
Enterocutaneous fistula	8 (1.2)	4 (1.5)	0.76
Nausea/vomiting	13 (2.0)	9 (3.3)	0.24
High-output ostomy	14 (2.1)	8 (2.9)	0.48
Wound infection	21 (3.2)	13 (4.8)	0.25
Abscess, treated with antibiotics	15 (2.3)	6 (2.2)	1.00
Infectious diarrhea	7 (1.1)	5 (1.8)	0.35
Noninfectious diarrhea	11 (1.7)	4 (1.5)	1.00
Bacteremia	32 (4.9)	10 (3.7)	0.49
Urinary tract infection	28 (4.3)	12 (4.4)	1.00
Acute renal failure requiring dialysis	12 (1.8)	5 (1.8)	1.00
Urinary retention	11 (1.7)	5 (1.8)	1.00

IR interventional radiology