Table VII.
Pre-operative Variable* | 30-day mortality † | Length of Stay ‡ | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
P | OR (95% CI) | P | (95% CI)(days) | |
African-American race | - | - | ns | ns |
Previous Smoker | ns | ns | - | - |
Current Smoker | ns | ns | - | - |
Fully Independent | ns | ns | ns | ns |
Partially Dependent | ns | ns | - | - |
Diabetes Mellitus | - | - | ns | ns |
Septic Shock | ns | ns | - | - |
Platelets < 250 ×106/mL | <.001 | 10.2 (2.9, 45.9) | - | - |
INR > 1.3 | ns | ns | - | - |
WBC > 12 ×106/mL | - | - | .01 | 5.2 (1.1, 9.3) |
PCV < 31% | ns | ns | - | - |
Guillotine amputation | ns | ns | - | - |
INR, international normalized ratio; WBC, white blood cells; PCV, packed cell volume; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; ns, not significant
Continuous variables have been dichotomized;
n = 180, multivariate stepwise logistic regression; constant = 3.6, Chi-square = 17.0, R2 = .10, P < .001;
n = 159 patients, multivariate stepwise linear regression; constant = 5.6 days, R2 = 0.04, F = 6.2, P = .01