Table 5.
Postoperative complications and mortality for patients intubated ≤12 and >12 hours
| Postoperative outcomes | Intubation time | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ≤12 hours (n=988) | >12 hours (n=916) | P-value | |
| Primary outcome | |||
| Mortality at 30 days, n (%) | 20 (2.02) | 42 (4.59) | 0.002 |
| Hospital LOS, days (mean ± SD) | 7.68±4.49 | 9.65±12.63 | <0.001 |
| ICU LOS, days (mean ± SD) | 2.39±2.00 | 3.30±6.07 | <0.001 |
| Secondary outcome | |||
| Stroke, n (%) | 10 (1.01) | 30 (3.28) | <0.001 |
| TIA, n (%) | 8 (0.81) | 10 (1.09) | 0.69 |
| Delirium, n (%) | 96 (9.72) | 155 (16.92) | <0.001 |
| Seizures, n (%) | 1 (1.01) | 7 (0.76) | 0.06 |
| Cardiogenic shock, n (%) | 10 (1.01) | 28 (3.06) | 0.003 |
| Pneumonia, n (%) | 18 (1.82) | 53 (5.79) | <0.001 |
| Respiratory failure, n (%) | 34 (3.44) | 82 (8.95) | <0.001 |
| AKI, n (%) | 28 (2.83) | 64 (6.99) | <0.001 |
| AKI requiring hemofiltration, n (%) | 36 (3.64) | 90 (9.83) | <0.001 |
| Atrial fibrillation, n (%) | 197 (19.94) | 201 (21.94) | NS |
| Sepsis, n (%) | 2 (0.20) | 3 (0.33) | NS |
Abbreviations: AKI, acute kidney injury; ICU, intensive care unit; LOS, length of stay; n, number of patients; NS, not significant; P, statistical significance; TIA, transient ischaemic attack.