Table 2.
Intraoperative and postoperative outcomes during hospitalization stratified according to institutional teaching and CC-teaching status (no. patients, %)
| Non-teaching | Teaching | CC-teaching | Total | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5451 (23.9) | 10857 (47.5) | 6532 (28.6) | 22840 (100) | ||
| Intraoperative complication | 166 (3.0) | 363 (3.3) | 168 (2.6) | 697 (3.1) | 0.017 |
| Postoperative complication | |||||
| Overall | 2080 (38.2) | 3235 (29.8) | 1776 (27.2) | 7091 (31.0) | <0.001 |
| Digestive | 1262 (23.2) | 1764 (16.2) | 934 (14.3) | 3960 (17.3) | <0.001 |
| Respiratory | 201 (3.7) | 214 (2.0) | 92 (1.4) | 507 (2.2) | <0.001 |
| Hemorrhage | 202 (3.7) | 363 (3.3) | 234 (3.6) | 799 (3.5) | 0.449 |
| Cardiac | 230 (4.2) | 429 (4.0) | 264 (4.0) | 923 (4.0) | 0.714 |
| Infectious | 236 (4.3) | 381 (3.5) | 273 (4.2) | 890 (3.9) | 0.014 |
| Vascular | 40 (0.7) | 51 (0.5) | 32 (0.5) | 123 (0.5) | 0.077 |
| Seroma | 29 (0.5) | 62 (0.6) | 28 (0.4) | 119 (0.5) | 0.447 |
| Operative wound | 242 (4.4) | 370 (3.4) | 154 (2.4) | 766 (3.4) | <0.001 |
| Fistula | 33 (0.6) | 74 (0.7) | 25 (0.4) | 132 (0.6) | 0.040 |
| Genitourinary | 138 (2.5) | 282 (2.6) | 158 (2.4) | 578 (2.5) | 0.768 |
| Shock | 42 (0.8) | 84 (0.8) | 70 (1.1) | 196 (0.9) | 0.086 |
| Blood transfusion | 2099 (37.9) | 3795 (35.3) | 2196 (33.7) | 8090 (35.5) | <0.001 |
| Length of hospital stay >9 days | 2214 (40.6) | 4289 (39.5) | 2298 (28.6) | 8801 (38.5) | <0.001 |
| In-hospital mortality | 139 (2.5) | 260 (2.4) | 94 (1.4) | 493 (2.2) | <0.001 |
CC: NCI-designated Cancer Center; NCI: National Cancer Institute.