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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Surg. 2017 Oct;266(4):603–609. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000002377

Table 3.

Overall risk-adjusted multilevel, multi-effect logistic regression model of all patients to determine independent predictors of inpatient mortality after hepatectomy. P-values in bold are significant predictors.

OR 95% CI p-value
Annual surgeon volume (per 10 additional cases/year) 0.94 0.85, 1.05 0.259
Early career surgeon (vs. late) 0.99 0.71, 1.38 0.971
Surgeon Specialization (vs. General Surgeon)
 Surgical Oncologist 0.75 0.43, 1.29 0.3
 Transplant Surgeon 1.07 0.6, 1.92 0.816
Patient Age (vs. 18-40 years)
 41-50 years 1.77 0.78, 4.02 0.172
 51-60 years 1.83 0.85, 3.92 0.122
 61-70 years 2.65 1.24, 5.63 0.012
 71-80 years 3.13 1.41, 6.92 0.005
 81-90 years 5.51 2.33,13.01 <0.001
 >90 years 16.2 2.78, 94.1 0.002
Female (vs. male) 0.71 0.54, 0.92 0.011
Race (vs. white)
 Black 0.97 0.59, 1.58 0.891
 Native American 1.8 0.27, 11.9 0.543
 Asian 0.98 0.6, 1.6 0.941
 Other/Unknown 1.14 0.77, 1.69 0.527
Hispanic (vs. non-hispanic) 1.13 0.67, 1.88 0.652
Charlson Comorbidity Index ≥3 (vs. CCI <3) 1.43 0.95, 2.16 0.088
Insurer (vs. private)
 Medicare 1.78 1.24, 2.54 0.002
 Medicaid 1.25 0.79, 2.0 0.342
 Self-Pay 1.32 0.48, 3.62 0.584
Year (2001–14 vs. 2000) 0.94 0.91, 0.98 0.001
Primary tumor (vs. other indication) 2.21 1.66, 2.95 <0.001
Necrotic liver (vs. non-necrotic) 22.96 15.69, 33.6 <0.001
Biliary reconstruction (vs. no reconstruction) 2.35 1.65, 3.35 <0.001
Lobectomy (vs. wedge) 1.76 1.35, 2.3 <0.001