Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of elective Nissen fundoplication patients by length of stay
| Outpatient N (%) |
Inpatient N (%) |
p value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 568 (7.3) | 7166 (92.7) | |
| Age, years, mean (SD) | 34 (14.1) | 37 (14.4) | 0.067** |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 330 (58.1) | 4582 (63.9) | 0.005 |
| Male | 238 (41.9) | 2584 (36.1) | |
| Race | |||
| Non-Hispanic White | 480 (84.5) | 6020 (84.0) | 0.329 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 26 (4.6) | 342 (4.8) | |
| Hispanic | 19 (3.4) | 343 (4.8) | |
| Unknown | 43 (7.6) | 461 (6.4) | |
| Body Mass Index (BMI) | |||
| < 18.5 | 4 (0.7) | 39 (0.6) | 0.965 |
| 18.5–24.9 | 97 (17.2) | 1220 (17.1) | |
| 25–29.9 | 202 (35.8) | 2552 (35.7) | |
| > 30 | 261 (46.3) | 3332 (46.6) | |
| Comorbidities | |||
| Diabetes | 38 (6.8) | 584 (8.2) | 0.218 |
| Hypertension | 196 (34.5) | 2719 (37.9) | 0.104 |
| COPD | 13 (2.3) | 328 (4.6) | 0.011 |
| Dyspnea (moderate exertion/rest) | 28 (4.9) | 644 (9.0) | 0.001 |
| Steroid use | 12 (2.1) | 342 (4.8) | 0.004 |
| Current smoker | 90 (15.9) | 909 (12.7) | 0.031 |
| Functional status | |||
| Dependent | 6 (1.1) | 55 (0.8) | 0.454 |
| Independent | 649 (99.1) | 8351 (99.3) | |
| ASA | |||
| I/II | 416 (73.2) | 4544 (63.4) | <0.001 |
| III/IV | 152 (26.8) | 2622 (36.6) | |
| Wound classification | |||
| I/II | 565 (99.5) | 7110 (99.2) | 0.504 |
| III/IV | 3 (0.5) | 56 (0.8) | |
| Operative time, min, mean (SD) | 92.4 (1.8) | 111.9 (0.8) | <0.001** |
*
Chi squared test
**
t test