TABLE 2.
Emergency General Surgery Patient Population Characteristics
| Overall (N = 625), n (%) | No Readmission (n = 530), n (%) | Readmission (n = 95), n (%) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | 0.757 | |||
| Female | 292 (46.7) | 249 (47.0) | 43 (45.3) | |
| Age, y | 0.477 | |||
| ≥65 | 170 (27.2) | 147 (27.7) | 23 (24.2) | |
| Median, 53.4 y | ||||
| Range, 18.0–101.6 y | ||||
| Race | 0.390 | |||
| White | 536 (85.8) | 453 (85.5) | 83 (87.4) | |
| Non-white | 72 (11.5) | 64 (12.1) | 8 (8.4) | |
| Unavailable | 17 (2.7) | 13 (2.5) | 4 (4.2) | |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 0.027 | |||
| >30 | 202 (32.3) | 160 (30.2) | 42 (44.2) | |
| ≤30 | 414 (66.2) | 362 (68.3) | 52 (54.7) | |
| Unknown | 9 (1.4) | 8 (1.5) | 1 (1.1) | |
| ASA class | <0.001 | |||
| ≥3 | 291 (46.6) | 223 (42.1) | 68 (71.6) | |
| No. complications | <0.001 | |||
| ≥1 | 268 (42.9) | 185 (34.9) | 83 (87.4) | |
| Mean, 1 | ||||
| Range, 0–8 |