. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 May 1.

Published in final edited form as: Surg Endosc. 2019 Aug 6;34(5):2143–2148. doi: 10.1007/s00464-019-07020-5

Table 2.

Death and serious morbidity^a and 30-day readmission rate by length of stay

	Outpatient N (%)	Inpatient N (%)	p value^*
Unadjusted univariate
30-day readmission	22 (3.9)	294 (4.1)	0.799^*
Death and serious morbidity	6 (1.1)	73 (1.0)	0.932^*
Adjusted multivariable model^b	aOR (95% CI)

30-day readmission	0.91 (0.36–2.29)	REF	0.848
Death and serious morbidity	0.97 (0.62–1.52)	REF	0.908

aOR Adjusted odds ratio, CI Confidence Interval

Chi squared test

Death and serious morbidity includes infectious, cardiovascular, pulmonary, thromboembolic or renal complications

Multivariable model adjusted for sex, age, race (Non-Hispanic White, Non-Hispanic Black, Hispanic, Other/Unknown), body mass index (BMI), pre-existing comorbidities (COPD, steroid use, smoking status, and dyspnea), and ASA class