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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Apr 6.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Surg. 2014 Jan 17;207(4):449–456. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2013.10.022

Table 4.

Postoperative risk factors for readmission

Risk factors Total (n) No. of patients
readmitted (%)		 No. of patients
not readmitted (%)		 P value
Return to OR
 Yes 51 13 (25) 38 (75)
 No 3,504 302 (9) 3,202 (91) <.001
Postoperative
  complications and LOS
 Complications <2
  LOS 0–2 1,090 42 (4) 1,048 (96)
  LOS 3–5 1,053 63 (6) 990 (94)
  LOS 6–8 595 35 (6) 590 (94)
  LOS >8 352 26 (7) 326 (93)
 Complications ≥2
  LOS 0–2 25 19 (76) 6 (24)
  LOS 3–5 75 45 (60) 30 (40)
  LOS 6–8 85 40 (47) 45 (53)
  LOS >8 281 45 (16) 236 (84) <.001

LOS = length of stay; OR = operating room.