Table 1.
Selected Characteristics of University of Colorado Hospital National Surgical Quality Improvement Program sample by Any Complication Status, July 1, 2013 to November 1, 2016.
| All Patients N (%) | Patients with Any Complications N (%) | Patients with No Complication N (%) | P valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | 6,840 | 922 (13.5) | 5,918 (86.5) | |
| Age, years, mean (SD) | 53.5 (16.4) | 58.6 (15.0) | 52.7 (16.4) | <0.0001 |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 3,843 (56.2) | 527 (13.7) | 3,316 (86.3) | 0.54 |
| Male | 2,997 (43.8) | 395 (13.2) | 2,602 (86.8) | |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||
| White, not of Hispanic origin | 4,981 (72.8) | 690 (13.9) | 4,291 (86.2) | 0.14 |
| Hispanic origin | 801 (11.7) | 94 (11.7) | 707 (88.3) | 0.14 |
| Black, not of Hispanic origin | 490 (7.2) | 72 (14.7) | 418 (85.3) | 0.41 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 143 (2.1) | 14 (9.8) | 129 (90.2) | 0.22 |
| American Indian or Alaska native | 20 (0.3) | 1 (5.0) | 19 (95.0) | 0.51 |
| Null/unknown | 405 (5.9) | 51 (12.6) | 354 (87.4) | 0.65 |
| Primary surgeon specialty | ||||
| Orthopedic surgery | 1,795 (26.2) | 191 (10.6) | 1,604 (89.4) | <0.0001 |
| General surgery | 1,666 (24.4) | 239 (14.4) | 1,427 (85.7) | 0.23 |
| Gynecologic surgery | 664 (9.7) | 96 (14.5) | 568 (85.5) | 0.44 |
| Urology | 662 (9.7) | 95 (14.3) | 567 (85.7) | 0.47 |
| Neurosurgery | 640 (9.4) | 110 (17.2) | 560 (82.8) | 0.005 |
| Otolaryngology | 586 (8.6) | 29 (4.9) | 557 (95.1) | <0.0001 |
| Thoracic surgery | 345 (5.0) | 56 (16.2) | 289 (83.8) | 0.12 |
| Vascular surgery | 250 (3.7) | 83 (33.2) | 167 (66.8) | <0.0001 |
| Plastic surgery | 232 (3.4) | 23 (9.9) | 209 (90.1) | 0.12 |
| Year of operation | ||||
| 2013 | 984 (14.4) | 141 (14.3) | 843 (85.7) | 0.39 |
| 2014 | 2,136 (31.2) | 315 (14.7) | 1,821 (85.3) | 0.04 |
| 2015 | 2.074 (30.3) | 254 (12.2) | 1,820 (87.8) | 0.05 |
| 2016 | 1,646 (24.1) | 212 (12.9) | 1,434 (87.1) | 0.43 |
Values are n (row percent) unless otherwise specified. Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation.
a
Fisher’s exact or t-test. For multiple categories, p-value indicates comparison to all other categories. P-value in bold if <0.05.