Table 4.
Preoperative Factors and Complications Associated with Failure to Rescue* In Patients Who Experienced Postoperative Complications (N=1,111)
| Preoperative Factors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| % Failure to Rescue with Factor | % Failure to Rescue without Factor | Odds Ratio (95% CI) | |
| Ascites (N=10) | 40.0% | 2.7% | 23.8 (6.38–88.75) |
| COPD (N=58) | 10.3% | 2.7% | 4.2 (1.68–10.65) |
| Diabetes (N=251) | 5.2% | 2.4% | 2.2 (1.08–4.42) |
| Postoperative Complications | |||
| % Failure to Rescue with Complication | % Failure to Rescue w/out Complication | Odds Ratio (95% CI) | |
| Acute Renal Failure (N=24) | 50.0% | 2.0% | 48.41 (19.59–119.63) |
| CVA (N=9) | 44.4% | 2.7% | 28.6 (7.31–111.82) |
| CPR (N=19) | 36.8% | 2.5% | 23.0 (8.40–63.01) |
| Unplanned intubation (N=87) | 27.6% | 0.9% | 38.6 (7.70–84.29) |
| Septic Shock (N=92) | 23.9% | 1.2% | 26.4 (12.53–55.49) |
| Ventilator >48hrs (N=80) | 21.3% | 1.7% | 16.1 (7.84–33.03) |
| Progressive Renal Insufficiency (N=24) | 16.7% | 2.7% | 7.0 (2.27–21.88) |
| Reoperation (N=93) | 11.8% | 2.2% | 5.9 (2.81–12.79) |
| DVT (N=76) | 10.5% | 2.5% | 4.6 (1.99–10.47) |
| Postoperative Pneumonia (N=101) | 7.9% | 2.6% | 3.3 (1.43–7.39) |
| Postoperative Bleeding (N=298) | 5.0% | 2.3% | 2.2 (1.11–4.42) |
*
Failure to rescue defined as death from complications divided by the total number of complications