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Published in final edited form as: Anesth Analg. 2018 Mar;126(3):858–864. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000002460

Table 2.

Postoperative complications occurring prior to cardiac arrest in general surgery patients and associated 30-day mortality rates, American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program, 2012–2013

	Complication Prior to Cardiac Arrest (Total N=1,352)		Mortality
	Complication Prior to Cardiac Arrest (Total N=1,352)		Mortality In Those Without Complication		Mortality In Those with Complication

Complication	N	(%)	N	%	N	%	P-value

One or More Complications	746	(55)	425	(70)	533	(71)	0.60
Transfusion	445	(33)	639	(70)	319	(72)	0.64
Acute Respiratory Failure	344	(25)	730	(72)	228	(66)	0.03
Sepsis/Septic Shock	189	(14)	823	(71)	135	(71)	0.85
Acute Kidney Injury	154	(11)	842	(70)	116	(75)	0.20
Myocardial Infarction	54	(4.0)	914	(70)	44	(81)	0.08
DVT/PE	46	(3.4)	923	(71)	35	(76)	0.43
Stroke	11	(0.8)	951	(71)	7	(64)	0.74^†

DVT, deep vein thrombosis; PE, pulmonary embolus.

^†

Groups compared using Fisher’s exact test. Bonferroni adjusted criteria for individual complications is P<0.007