Table 2:
Postoperative Complications, based on Recovery Protocol
| Factor | Total n=2747 |
Traditional n=1495 (54) |
Enhanced Recovery n=1252 (46) |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superficial incisional SSI | 95 (3) | 64 (4) | 31 (3) | 0.010 |
| Deep incisional SSI | 15 (1) | 13 (1) | 2 (0.16) | 0.016 |
| Organ space infection | 88 (3) | 51 (3) | 37 (3) | 0.499 |
| Wound disruption/dehiscence | 35 (1) | 26 (2) | 9 (1) | 0.018 |
| Pneumonia | 80 (3) | 52 (3) | 28 (2) | 0.054 |
| Urinary tract infection | 81 (3) | 63 (4) | 18 (1) | <0.0001 |
| Transfusion ≤72 hrs of OR | 512 (19) | 344 (23) | 168 (13) | <0.0001 |
| Unplanned return to OR | 75 (3) | 46 (3) | 29 (2) | 0.241 |
| Any complication | 747 (27) | 493 (33) | 254 (20) | <0.0001 |
| Any severe complicationa | 244 (9) | 152 (10) | 92 (7) | 0.010 |
| LOS, days, median (IQR) | 4 (3–7) | 5 (3–7) | 4 (2–5) | <0.0001 |
| Mortality ≤30 days | 21 (1) | 12 (1) | 9 (1) | 0.802 |
| Readmission ≤30 days | 241 (9) | 134 (9) | 107 (9) | 0.701 |
SSI: surgical site infection; OR: operating room; IQR: interquartile range; LOS: length of stay
a
Severe complications include: organ space infection, wound disruption/dehiscence, pneumonia, unplanned intubation, acute renal failure, myocardial infarction, sepsis, septic shock, unplanned return to OR