Table 4.
Odds ratios of postoperative complications
| Complication | BMI > 40 kg/m2 vs 18.5–40 kg/m2 | Albumin < 3.5 vs ≥ 3.5 g/dL | BMI > 40 kg/m2 & Albumin < 3.5 g/dL | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds ratio | p value | 95% CI | Odds ratio | p value | 95% CI | Odds ratio | p value | 95% CI | |
| Superficial incisional surgical site infection | 1.87 | < 0.001 | 1.39–2.51 | 1.73 | 0.020 | 1.09–2.75 | |||
| Deep incisional surgical site infection | 3.64 | 0.003 | 1.54–8.63 | ||||||
| Organ space surgical site infection | 2.71 | 0.013 | 1.23–5.97 | ||||||
| Wound disruption | |||||||||
| Pneumonia | 0.64 | 0.128 | 0.36–1.14 | 3.55 | < 0.001 | 2.14–5.89 | |||
| Unplanned intubation | 2.24 | 0.033 | 1.07–4.69 | ||||||
| Pulmonary embolism | |||||||||
| On ventilator for more than 48 hours | 4.03 | 0.002 | 1.64–9.90 | ||||||
| Progressive renal insufficiency | 2.47 | 0.008 | 1.27–4.79 | 2.71 | 0.015 | 1.21–6.07 | |||
| Acute renal failure | 5.19 | 0.001 | 1.96–13.73 | ||||||
| Urinary tract infection | 1.21 | 0.158 | 0.93–1.58 | ||||||
| Stroke/cerebrovascular accident | |||||||||
| Coma for more than 24 hours | |||||||||
| Peripheral nerve injury | |||||||||
| Cardiac arrest requiring cardiopulmonary resuscitation | |||||||||
| Myocardial infarction | |||||||||
| Transfusions/intraoperative/postoperative | 0.70 | < 0.001 | 0.63–0.77 | 1.56 | < 0.001 | 1.35–1.81 | 0.69 | 0.064 | 0.47–1.02 |
| Graft/prosthesis/flap failure | |||||||||
| Deep venous thrombosis requiring therapy | 0.79 | 0.114 | 0.58–1.06 | ||||||
| Sepsis | 1.70 | 0.034 | 1.04–2.53 | ||||||
| Septic shock | 4.40 | 0.002 | 1.74–11.09 | ||||||
| Mortality | 3.17 | 0.001 | 1.58–6.35 | ||||||
| Any infection | 1.38 | < 0.001 | 1.16–1.64 | 2.00 | < 0.001 | 1.53–2.61 | 0.58 | 0.072 | 0.32–1.05 |
| Cardiac pulmonary complication | 1.45 | 0.067 | 0.97–2.15 | ||||||
| Any major complication | 1.41 | 0.050 | 1.00–1.97 | ||||||