Table 3. Univariate analysis of postoperative outcomes between two groups.
Variables | Elective (n=125,293) | Non-elective (n=4,968) | P value |
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Operative time (minutes) | 93±37 | 103±49 | <0.001 |
Length-of-stay (days) | 3±3 | 6±8 | <0.001 |
Discharged home | 97,842 (78%) | 2,166 (44%) | <0.001 |
Discharged to skilled nursing facility | 17,514 (14%) | 1,602 (32%) | <0.001 |
Superficial surgical site infections (SSI) | 818 (0.7%) | 44 (0.9%) | 0.047 |
Deep SSI | 341 (0.3%) | 32 (0.6%) | 0.099 |
Organ/space SSI | 310 (0.2%) | 25 (0.5%) | <0.001 |
Wound dehiscence | 119 (0.1%) | 10 (0.2%) | 0.019 |
Pneumonia | 402 (0.3%) | 103 (2.1%) | <0.001 |
Reintubation | 206 (0.2%) | 51 (1.0%) | <0.001 |
Pulmonary embolism | 307 (0.2%) | 44 (0.9%) | <0.001 |
Ventilator required >48 h | 87 (0.1%) | 25 (0.5%) | <0.001 |
Renal insufficiency | 117 (0.1%) | 12 (0.2%) | 0.001 |
Acute renal failure | 67 (0.1%) | 9 (0.2%) | <0.001 |
Urinary tract infection | 1,156 (0.9%) | 154 (3.1%) | <0.001 |
Stroke/cerebrovascular accident | 107 (0.1%) | 12 (0.2%) | <0.001 |
Cardiac arrest | 91 (0.1%) | 23 (0.5%) | <0.001 |
Myocardial infarction | 304 (0.2%) | 33 (0.7%) | <0.001 |
Bleeding requiring transfusion | 17,717 (14.1%) | 1,161 (23.4%) | <0.001 |
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) | 483 (0.4%) | 48 (1.0%) | <0.001 |
Sepsis | 319 (0.3%) | 47 (0.9%) | <0.001 |
Septic shock | 70 (0.1%) | 19 (0.4%) | <0.001 |
Reoperation | 13 (<0.1%) | 4 (0.1%) | <0.001 |
Readmission | 3,559 (2.8%) | 263 (5.3%) | <0.001 |