Table 3.
Preoperative symptoms and the use of PPI. SDS: same day surgery
| All (n = 57) |
Inpatient (n = 46) |
SDS (n = 11) |
P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most common chief complaint | Dysphagia 45/57 (79%) | Dysphagia 38/46 (83%) | Dysphagia 7/11 (64%) | .09 |
| Dysphagia | 57/57 (100%) | 46/46 (100%) | 11/11 (100%) | 1.0 |
| Regurgitation | 54/57 (95%) | 44/46 (96%) | 10/11 (91%) | .48 |
| Heartburn | 12/57 (21%) | 9/46 (20%) | 3/11 (27%) | .68 |
| Nocturnal cough | 40/57 (70%) | 32/46 (70%) | 8/11 (73%) | 1.0 |
| Weight loss % patients | 40/57 (70%) | 33/46 (72%) | 7/11 (64%) | .72 |
| Weight loss (lb) | 15 (0–40) | 13.8 (0–30) | 20 (0–50) | .50 |
| Pneumonia | 4/57 (7%) | 3/46 (7%) | 1/11 (9%) | 1.0 |
| Chest pressure | 26/57 (46%) | 21/46 (46%) | 5/11 (45%) | 1.0 |
| PPI use | 35/57 (61%) | 30/46 (65%) | 5/11 (46%) | .31 |