Table 3.

Impact of low cholinesterase on predicting the development of complications after orthopedic surgery

	Unadjusted		Adjusted
	OR (95% CI)	P value	OR (95% CI)	P value
Serum ChE, < 200 unit/L	5.33 (2.74–10.4)	< 0.001	2.99 (1.41–6.33)	0.004

Logistic regression analysis was used to adjust age, body mass index, American Society of Anesthesiologists class ≥ 3, history of heart failure or ischemic heart disease, operative indication, and perioperative blood transfusion. ChE cholinesterase, OR odds ratio