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. 2020 Jul 2;30(11):4381–4390. doi: 10.1007/s11695-020-04813-9

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