Table 2.
Univariate Analysis of 30-day Perioperative Mortality and Complications in the No Chronic Steroid and Chronic Steroid Groups.
| No Chronic Steroids | Chronic Steroids | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | P | |
| Mortality | 34 | 0.15 | 1 | 0.12 | .79 |
| Superficial SSI | 224 | 1.0 | 19 | 2.2 | .0006 |
| Deep SSI | 153 | 0.7 | 13 | 1.5 | .0048 |
| Organ/space SSI | 52 | 0.2 | 6 | 0.7 | .0074 |
| Wound dehiscence | 58 | 0.3 | 6 | 0.7 | .0162 |
| Cardiac complications | 98 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.4 | .4818 |
| Pulmonary complications | 198 | 0.9 | 12 | 1.4 | .1219 |
| Renal complications | 58 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.2 | .6151 |
| Pulmonary Embolism | 101 | 0.5 | 9 | 1.1 | .0128 |
| Deep vein thrombosis | 130 | 0.6 | 6 | 0.7 | .6626 |
| RBC transfusion | 3284 | 14.9 | 171 | 20.1 | <.0001 |
| Sepsis | 191 | 0.9 | 13 | 1.5 | .043 |
| Reoperation | 653 | 3.0 | 35 | 4.1 | .0517 |
| Urinary tract infection | 364 | 1.7 | 26 | 3.1 | .0018 |
| Discharge to other then home | 3867 | 17.5 | 228 | 26.9 | <.0001 |
| Prolonged length of stay ≥5 days | 4752 | 21.6 | 225 | 26.5 | <.0006 |
| Unplanned readmission | 916 | 4.2 | 61 | 7.2 | <.0001 |
Abbreviations: RBC, red blood cell; SSI, surgical site infection.