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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 31.
Published in final edited form as: JAMA Surg. 2015 Feb;150(2):152–158. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2014.2346

Table 3. Logistic Regression Analysis for Variables Associated with Readmission.

Univariable Multivariable
Predictive Factor OR (95% CI) P-value OR (95% CI) P-value
Age ≥ 65 years 1.73 (1.18-2.55) 0.005 1.80 (1.19-2.71) 0.005*
Liver disease 1.95 (1.07-3.52) 0.027 2.28 (1.23-4.24) 0.009*
Procedure
 Pancreaticoduodenectomy 1.00 1.00
 Distal pancreatectomy 1.20 (0.80-1.79) 0.376 1.77 (1.11-2.84) 0.017*
 Total pancreatectomy 0.68 (0.23-2.02) 0.486 0.88 (0.28-2.74) 0.821
Wound complication 1.75 (1.03-2.98) 0.037 1.59 (0.85-2.97) 0.148
Abdominal abscess 4.60 (2.29-9.21) <0.001 1.74 (0.63-4.78) 0.284
Intravenous antibiotics 2.37 (1.49-3.75) <0.001 1.41 (0.78-2.56) 0.212
Postoperative drain 4.34 (2.32-8.13) <0.001 2.81 (1.10-7.14) 0.030*
Length of stay – quartile (days)
 ≤6 1.00 1.00
 7-8 1.51 (0.86-2.64) 0.150 1.78 (0.99-3.20) 0.055
 9-13 1.45 (0.82-2.57) 0.198 1.57 (0.84-2.93) 0.159
 ≥14 2.00 (1.15-3.47) 0.014 1.32 (0.67-2.63) 0.424
*

Statistically significant.