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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jun 11.
Published in final edited form as: J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2014 Jan;76(1):84–94. doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3182ab1ae3

Table 5.

Emergent Odds Ratio Compared with Elective Case Controls in Each Category for Complications, Mortality, and Readmission

Biliary Colorectal Hernia



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Superficial SSI 0.69 0.61 1.50 0.83 2.86 1.54
Deep Incisional SSI 1.17 1.15 1.36 0.93 3.25 1.31
Organ SSI 1.16 1.01 1.13 1.41 7.10 1.71
Wound distrupt 0.53 0.66 1.47 1.31 5.91 1.91
Pneumonia 1.92 2.45 2.93 1.87 6.71 3.36
Unplanned intubation 2.32 1.65 2.81 2.12 7.74 1.86
Pulmonary embolism 1.70 1.31 1.98 0.92 2.00
Renal insufficiency 1.27 0.99 0.51 1.32 2.45
Dialysis 2.25 2.40 3.61 2.85 2.17 3.08
Urinary track infection 1.28 1.11 1.18 0.86 0.72 2.51
CVA/shock 0.44 17.73 2.08 1.23 1.03
Cardiac arrest 0.58 5.93 1.61 3.19 11.51 2.44
MI 1.29 4.17 0.88 1.85 10.69 2.68
Bleeding transfusion 1.90 1.54 1.65 1.52 3.91 1.70
DVT 2.74 2.07 1.95 1.35 2.85 1.53
Sepsis 1.67 0.81 1.04 0.92 5.78 2.62
Septic shock 2.32 2.21 2.86 3.12 14.68 1.78
Return to OR 1.34 1.25 1.34 1.60 2.26
Mortality 1.16 3.93 3.26 4.41 19.94 3.48
Readmission 1.00 0.92 1.20 0.86 1.23 0.96

Statistically significant results are in bold