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. 2019 Feb;7(4):78. doi: 10.21037/atm.2019.01.64

Table 3. Univariate analysis of postoperative outcomes between two groups.

Variables Elective (n=125,293) Non-elective (n=4,968) P value
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