Table 2.
Unmatched perioperative outcomes
| Total (n = 335) |
White (n = 250) |
Black (n = 85) |
p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital outcomes, median (IQR) | ||||
| Operative time, minutes | 97 (64–136) | 100 (63–135) | 94 (64–138) | 0.853 |
| Length of stay, days | 2 (1–2) | 2 (1–2) | 2 (1–3) | 0.091 |
| 30-day adverse outcomes and postoperative complications, n, (%) | ||||
| Overall mortality | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 1.000 |
| Bariatric-related mortality | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 1.000 |
| Overall morbidity | 39 (12) | 25 (10) | 14 (17) | 0.108 |
| Bariatric-related morbidity | 30 (9) | 18 (7.2) | 1 (14) | 0.054 |
| Reoperation | 6 (1.8) | 4 (1.6) | 2 (2.4) | 0.651 |
| Reoperation related | 6 (1.8) | 4 (1.6) | 2 (2.4) | 0.651 |
| Readmission | 33 (10) | 21 (8.4) | 12 (14) | 0.126 |
| Readmission related | 27 (8.1) | 16 (6.4) | 11 (13) | 0.056 |
| Postoperative intervention | 9 (2.7) | 5 (2.0) | 4 (4.7) | 0.183 |
| Postoperative intervention related | 9 (2.7) | 5 (2.0) | 4 (4.7) | 0.183 |
| Unplanned ICU admission | 10 (3.0) | 5 (2.0) | 5 (5.9) | 0.069 |
| Perioperative transfusions | 9 (2.7) | 7 (2.8) | 2 (2.4) | 0.826 |
| Myocardial infarction | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 0.559 |
| Pulmonary embolism | 2 (0.6) | 1 (0.4) | 1 (1.2) | 0.422 |
| Pneumonia | 2 (0.6) | 0 (0) | 2 (2.4) | 0.015 |
| Superficial SSI | 4 (1.2) | 4 (1.6) | 0 (0) | 0.598 |
| Deep incisional SSI | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 0.559 |
| Organ space infection | 4 (1.2) | 4 (1.6) | 0 (0) | 0.241 |
| Sepsis | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 0.559 |
| Progressive renal insufficiency | 4 (1.2) | 4 (1.6) | 0 (0) | 0.241 |
| Acute renal failure | 2 (0.6) | 0 (0) | 2 (2.4) | 0.015 |
| Urinary tract infection | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 0.559 |
| Clostridium difficile | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 0.559 |
| Emergency department visits | 25 (7.5) | 14 (5.6) | 11 (13) | 0.026 |
| Approach converted | 5 (1.5) | 3 (1.2) | 2 (2.4) | 0.449 |
| Aggregate complications, n (%) | ||||
| Bleeding | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 0.559 |
| Anastomotic leak | 7 (2.1) | 7 (2.8) | 0 (0) | 0.119 |
| Cardiovascular | 2 (2.6) | 2 (0.8) | 0 (0) | 0.408 |
| Pulmonary | 2 (2.6) | 0 (0) | 2 (2.4) | 0.015 |
| Renal | 6 (1.8) | 4 (1.6) | 2 (2.4) | 0.651 |
| Venous thromboembolic | 5 (1.5) | 3 (1.2) | 2 (2.4) | 0.449 |
| Surgical site infections | 10 (3) | 10 (4.0) | 0 (0) | 0.061 |
IQR interquartile range, ICU intensive care unit, SSI surgical site infection, Bold statistically significant, p < 0.05