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. 2018 Jan-Mar;17(1):10–18. [Article in Portuguese] doi: 10.1590/1677-5449.008317

Table 1. Analysis of sociodemographic variables, morbidities, habits, diagnosis groups, surgery sites, and types of anesthesia.

Variables Death
n
No death
n
Total
n
Risk ratio Odds ratio
Total 17 156 173 - -
Age 40 to 59 years 2 45 47 Ref Ref
60 to 69 years 8 58 66 2.8 3.1
70 years or over 7 53 60 2.7 3.0
Sex Female 8 46 54 2.0 2.1
Male 9 110 119 Ref Ref
Race White 17 146 163 - -
Brown 0 4 4 - -
Black 0 4 4 - -
Information not provided 0 2 2 - -
Marital status Married 13 96 109 2.2 2.0
Single 1 7 8 2.3 2.5
Widowed 3 30 33 Ref Ref
Divorced 0 21 21 Ref Ref
Others 0 1 1 Ref Ref
Information not provided 0 1 1 - -
Educational level Did not complete primary education 8 48 56 2.6 3.0
Primary education completed 2 22 24 1.5 1.6
Illiterate 0 6 6 Ref Ref
Literate 2 29 31 Ref Ref
Did not complete secondary education 0 1 1 Ref Ref
Secondary education completed 1 15 16 Ref Ref
Higher education completed 0 1 1 Ref Ref
Information not provided 4 34 38 - -
Diabetic 14 111 125 1.5 1.6
Not diabetic 3 38 41 Ref Ref
Information not provided 0 7 7 - -
Hypertensive 15 108 123 2.7 3.0
Not hypertensive 2 43 45 Ref Ref
Information not provided 0 5 5 - -
Smoker and ex-smoker 6 73 79 1.7 1.8
Non-smoker 2 45 47 Ref Ref
Information not provided 9 38 47 - -
Alcoholic, social drinker, and ex-drinker 2 41 43 0.6 0.6
No drinking 6 74 80 Ref Ref
Information not provided 9 41 50 - -
Diagnosis Cardiac disease 1 0 1 11.4 -
Lung disease 1 2 3 3.8 5.2
Kidney disease 1 1 2 5.7 10.4
Infection 1 3 4 2.8 3.5
Vascular disease 8 28 36 Ref Ref
Diabetes 5 81 86 Ref Ref
Wound/ulcer 0 20 20 Ref Ref
Hansen’s disease 0 5 5 Ref Ref
Cancer 0 1 1 Ref Ref
Information not provided 0 15 15 - -
Site At level of forearm 1 1 2 16.8 32.7
At level of thigh 11 37 48 7.7 9.7
At level of leg and lower limbs 2 20 22 3.1 3.3
At level of foot and tarsal 1 27 28 Ref Ref
Hallux 2 48 50 Ref Ref
Fingers and toes 0 17 17 Ref Ref
Amputation finger by finger 0 3 3 Ref Ref
At level of hand and wrist 0 2 2 Ref Ref
Amputation of penis 0 1 1 Ref Ref
Anesthesia General anesthesia (inhaled and venous) 4 18 22 2.1 2.4
Spinal anesthesia 13 108 121 Ref Ref
Local anesthesia and sedation 0 10 10 Ref Ref
Spinal anesthesia and sedation 0 9 9 Ref Ref
Local anesthesia 0 5 5 Ref Ref
Peridural anesthesia 0 3 3 Ref Ref
General anesthesia (venous) 0 2 2 Ref Ref
Peridural anesthesia and sedation 0 1 1 Ref Ref

n indicates the number of occurrences and Ref indicates that these variables were included in the reference group for calculation of the risk ratio and the odds ratio.