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. 2017 Feb 10;2016:954–963.

Table 2:

Patient characteristics by classes in Table 1

A
N = 73
B
N = 66
C
N = 349
D
N = 745
p-value
Demographics
Age 51 61 72 62 73 81 52 62 74 57 69 80 P < 0.0011
Weight 69 8 5 97 71 83 104 69 82 95 74 87 102 P < 0.0011
Gender: M 62% 64% 59% 60% P = 0.922
ASA Physical Status
2 1% 12% 5% 19% P < 0.0012
3 33% 74% 46% 68% P < 0.0012
4 52% 14% 46% 12% P < 0.0012
5 12% 0% 3% 0% P < 0.0012
Disease conditions
Cancer 23% 32% 27% 28% P = 0.712
Cerebrovascular Disease 22% 23% 14% 23% P = 0.0062
Congestive Heart Failure 36% 41% 26% 36% P = 0.0072
Pulmonary Disease 18% 17% 12% 12% P = 0.332
Chronic Renal Failure 32% 17% 23% 18% P = 0.0182
Dementia 0% 5% 3% 2% P = 0.0112
Diabetes 40% 30% 35% 36% P = 0.712
Leukemia 0% 2% 2% 2% P = 0.62
Connective Tissue Disease 10% 5% 3% 5% P = 0.0812
Lymphoma 5% 2% 3% 3% P = 0.562
MI 19% 15% 12% 15% P = 0.452
Peptic Ulcer 4% 5% 3% 5% P = 0.822
Peripheral Vascular Disease 5% 3% 3% 5% P = 0.422
Mild Liver Disease 18% 9% 37% 8% P < 0.0012
Moderate/Severe Liver Disease 11% 2% 20% 3% P < 0.0012
Charlson score 1 4 8 1 3 9 1 4 7 1 3 8 P = 0.0911
Laboratory test results
INR 1.6 1.8 2.0 1.6 1.7 1.9 1.51.8 2.1 1.51.7 2.1 P = 0.341
Platelets Transfusion 11% 3% 3% 1% P < 0.0012
APTT 95 167 233 128 184 244 66 129 224 160 205 251 P < 0.0011
Creatinine 0.9 1.4 2.0 0.8 1.1 1.6 0.9 1.2 1.7 0.8 1.0 1.3 P < 0.0011
Hemoglobin 8.7 10.1 11.9 10.8 12.9 14.0 8.6 9.8 11.2 10.9 12.3 13.6 P < 0.0011
PLT 29% 14% 41% 8% P < 0.0012
Medications
Aspirin 68% 53% 62% 52% P = 0.0022
Clopidogrel 8% 8% 3% 4% P = 0.0532
Coumadin 55% 71% 43% 69% P < 0.0012
Heparin 36% 24% 20% 19% P = 0.0062
Planned Procedure
ENT/Oral 0% 6% 4% 10% P < 0.0012
General 58% 59% 25% 28% P < 0.0012
Neurology 3% 3% 1% 2% P = 0.772
O/G 1% 2% 1% 4% P = 0.0782
Orthopedic 4% 5% 16% 22% P < 0.0012
Thoracic 10% 5% 4% 5% P = 0. 242
Transplatation 19% 2% 37% 2% P < 0.0012
Urology 1% 3% 2% 9% P < 0.0012
Vascular 3% 9% 6% 5% P = 0.292
Emergency 63% 38% 48% 12% P < 0.0012
ICU LOS 1.25.1 8.4 0.00.0 1.8 0.0 1.1 2.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 P < 0.0011

a b c represent the lower quartile a, the median b, and the upper quartile c for continuous variables. Tests used:

1

Wilcoxon test

2

Pearson test