Table 2.
Predictive factors for the postoperative complications
| Characteristics |
Patients with postoperative complications |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (n = 21) | No (n = 84) | P | |
| FVC (%) |
69.8 ± 10.4 |
73.9 ± 7.5 |
0.042 |
| Surgical Procedure, n (%) |
|
|
0.458 |
| Decompression alone |
1 (4.8%) |
12 (14.3%) |
|
| Instrumented fusion |
20 (95.2%) |
72 (85.7%) |
|
| No. of levels fused |
4.2 ± 0.8 |
3.7 ± 1.0 |
0.029 |
| Op time (min) |
296.5 ± 51.4 |
217.7 ± 46.8 |
0.000 |
| EBL(mL) |
999.8 ± 218.1 |
849.3 ± 275.6 |
0.022 |
| Transfusion( U/pt) |
2.3 ± 2.0 |
1.5 ± 1.1 |
0.022 |
| Allograft, n (%) |
|
|
0.315 |
| Yes |
15 (71.4%) |
50 (59.5%) |
|
| No | 6 (28.6%) | 34 (40.5%) | |
Note: FVC: forced vital capacity; Op time: operation time; EBL: estimated blood loss during operation; U blood units: U/pt: units per patient.