Table 3.
Variable | Insured (n = 736) |
Underinsured (n = 90) |
P
value |
---|---|---|---|
Prolonged ventilation (>24 h) | 76 (10%) | 12 (13%) | .38 |
Tracheostomy | 25 (3%) | 1 (1%) | .24 |
Myocardial infarction | 10 (1%) | 0 | .27 |
Acute renal failure (creatinine >2.0 mg/dL and >2× baseline) |
80 (11%) | 8 (9%) | .57 |
New-onset dialysis | 26 (4%) | 2 (2%) | .52 |
Permanent paraparesis/paraplegia | 13 (2%) | 1 (1%) | .65 |
Stroke (neurologic deficit lasting >72 h) | 26 (4%) | 3 (3%) | .92 |
Postoperative length of stay (d) | 8.4 (9.0) | 6.8 (7.7) | .05 |
30-d/in-hospital death | 43 (6%) | 4 (4%) | .59 |
Major morbidity or mortality | 159 (22%) | 18 (20%) | .73 |
Data are represented as mean (standard deviation) or number (percent).