Table 5.
UTI and other postoperative complications
| Variable | n (% of group with complication) | Fold increase | Adjusted P value |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||
| No UTI | UTI | |||
| Sepsis | 1,509 (3.3) | 365 (20.7) | 6.3 | <.001 |
| Septic shock | 706 (1.5) | 122 (6.9) | 4.6 | <.001 |
| Progressive renal insufficiency | 381 (.8) | 63 (3.6) | 4.5 | <.001 |
| Acute renal failure | 274 (.6) | 41 (2.3) | 3.8 | <.001 |
| Pulmonary embolism | 320 (.7) | 44 (2.5) | 3.6 | <.001 |
| On ventilator >48 hours | 797 (1.7) | 101 (5.7) | 3.4 | <.001 |
| Pneumonia | 1,050 (2.3) | 135 (7.7) | 3.3 | <.001 |
| Unplanned intubation | 948 (2.1) | 123 (7.0) | 3.3 | <.001 |
| Organ/space SSI | 1,608 (3.5) | 187 (10.6) | 3.0 | <.001 |
| DVT | 586 (1.3) | 64 (3.6) | 2.8 | <.001 |
| Stroke/CVA | 171 (.4) | 18 (1.0) | 2.5 | .003 |
| Wound disruption | 580 (1.3) | 56 (3.2) | 2.5 | <.001 |
| MI | 335 (.7) | 30 (1.7) | 2.4 | .017 |
| Deep SSI | 662 (1.4) | 58 (3.3) | 2.4 | .034 |
| Superficial SSI | 3,402 (7.4) | 266 (15.1) | 2.0 | <.001 |
| Bleeding | 3,332 (7.2) | 246 (13.9) | 1.9 | .002 |
| Total patients | 46,017 | 1,764 | ||
CVA = cardiovascular accident; DVT = deep vein thrombosis; MI = myocardial infarction; SSI = surgical site infection; UTI = urinary tract infection.