Table 2. Data on 140 828 Patients Stratified by NSQIP mFI Score and Unadjusted Frequency of 30-Day Complications After Ambulatory Hernia, Breast, Thyroid, or Parathyroid Surgery in 2007-2010 ACS NSQIP PUF.
| NSQIP mFI Scorea | Patients, No. (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Complication | ||
| Any | Seriousb | ||
| 0 | 73 033 (51.9) | 992 (1.4) | 349 (0.5) |
| 0.09 | 45 798 (32.5) | 836 (1.8) | 322 (0.7) |
| 0.18 | 17 063 (12.1) | 437 (2.6) | 201 (1.2) |
| 0.27 | 3973 (2.8) | 136 (3.4) | 70 (1.8) |
| 0.36 | 803 (0.6) | 45 (5.6) | 23 (2.9) |
| ≥0.45 | 156 (0.1) | 11 (7.1) | 6 (3.9) |
Abbreviations: ACS, American College of Surgeons; NSQIP mFI, National Surgical Quality Improvement Program modified Frailty Index; PUF, Participant Use File.
a
See the Covariates subsection in the Methods section for definition of these scores.
b
Excludes superficial surgical site infection and urinary tract infection.