Table 2. Sex stratified pre- and intra-operative outcomes.
Females n = 245 |
Males n = 267 |
p-value | |
---|---|---|---|
Time to surgical admission, hrs† | 9.77 (6.28–14.4) | 9.60 (5.55–13.5) | 0.28 |
If Emergency room admit | 10.3 (7.11–14.45) | 10.08 (6.6–14.0) | 0.44 |
If hospital transfer | 4.51 (2.03–8.17) | 3.07 (1.33–7.33) | 0.65 |
If Floor/Ward bed | 29.0 (7.01–74.5) | 6.27 (4.65–7.89) | 0.5 |
Time to surgery from index admission, hrs† | 23.6 (12.6–50.0) | 21.0 (11.2–50.0) | 0.3 |
Time to surgery from surgery admission, hrs† | 11.4 (2.23–41.1) | 9.45(2.47–40.7) | 0.9 |
Number of surgeries† | 1 (1–1) | 1 (1–1) | 0.8 |
Number of surgeries* | 0.9 | ||
1 | 229 (93) | 251 (94) | 0.8 |
2 | 13 (5) | 11 (4) | 0.5 |
3 or more | 3 (1) | 5 (2) | 0.6 |
Surgery type* | 0.02 | ||
Closed cholecystectomy/appendectomy | 75 (30) | 99 (37) | 0.1 |
Open cholecystectomy/ appendectomy | 30 (13) | 25 (9) | 0.2 |
Hernia repair | 21 (9) | 49 (18) | 0.001 |
Small intestinal surgery | 62 (25) | 54 (20) | 0.2 |
Colon surgery | 35 (14) | 27 (10) | 0.1 |
Other surgery | 21 (9) | 13 (5) | 0.09 |
Time in surgery, min† | 101 (71–137) | 104 (77–142) | 0.3 |
Disposition after surgery* | 0.4 | ||
Ward | 214 (87) | 242 (91) | 0.2 |
Step down unit | 5 (2) | 1 (0) | 0.08 |
Intensive care unit | 26 (11) | 24 (9) | 0.5 |
Reported as mean (SD), unless indicated.
* n (%)
† median (IQR)