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. 2020 Jan 23;11(Suppl 4):S591–S595. doi: 10.1016/j.jcot.2020.01.007

Table 3.

Predictors of major complication after logistic regression analysis.

Variable Wound Disruption
Major Complication
Unplanned Reoperation
Unplanned Readmission
Surgical Site Infection
Non-Home Discharge
OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
Age >60 0.59 (0.39–0.88)* 2.52 (2.27–2.79)* 1.24 (1.11–1.38)* 2.87 (2.21–3.73)* 0.7 (0.61–0.81)* 11.98 (11.46–12.53)*
Race
 Caucasian (Reference)
 African American 1.34 (0.76–2.35) 1.25 (1.11–1.41)* 1.03 (0.87–1.21) 0.8 (0.54–1.2) 1.06 (0.86–1.31) 0.8 (0.74–0.86)*
 Hispanic 0.77 (0.28–2.08) 0.79 (0.66–0.95)* 0.74 (0.58–0.95)* 0.46 (0.3–0.72)* 0.89 (0.65–1.21) 0.55 (0.5–0.6)*
 Other 1.87 (0.95–3.69) 0.86 (0.72–1.02) 0.8 (0.63–1.02) 1.41 (0.65–3.07) 0.75 (0.53–1.07) 0.61 (0.56–0.66) *
Female 0.85 (0.61–1.2) 0.73 (0.69–0.78)* 0.84 (0.77–0.91)* 0.89 (0.71–1.11) 0.82 (0.73–0.92)* 1.1 (1.06–1.14) *
Weight Loss 1.4 (1.13–1.72) * 1.79 (1.5–2.12) *
Preoperative Blood Transfusion 1.45 (1.29–1.63) * 1.09 (0.81–1.45)
Systemic Sepsis 2.05 (1.9–2.22) * 1.14 (1–1.3) 1.43 (0.97–2.11) 1.2 (1–1.45) 2.33 (2.19–2.49) *
Corticosteroid Use 1.32 (1.18–1.49) * 1.62 (1.38–1.88)* 1.48 (1.17–1.86)* 1.4 (1.29–1.51) *
Open Wound/Wound Infection 3.29 (2.06–5.26)* 1.51 (1.35–1.68) * 2.07 (1.81–2.38) * 2.3 (1.9–2.77)* 1.19 (1.1–1.29) *
On Dialysis 1.8 (1.53–2.11) * 2.16 (1.74–2.68) * 2.49 (2.15–2.88) *
Emergency Services Used 1.22 (1.14–1.31) * 1.15 (1.04–1.26) * 1.39 (1.05–1.85)* 1.73 (1.67–1.8) *
Dyspnea 1.51 (1.37–1.66) *
Bleeding Disorder 1.34 (1.24–1.45) * 1.16 (1.03–1.3) * 1.57 (1.11–2.21)* 1.24 (1.05–1.47) * 2.2 (2.09–2.33) *
Ascites 3.2 (2.2–4.65) * 2.8 (1.68–4.64) * 3.23 (2.06–5.07) *
Current Smoker 1.51 (1.03–2.22)* 0.81 (0.6–1.09) 1.37 (1.24–1.52) * 1.08 (0.82–1.43) 1.4 (1.22–1.61) *
mFI Cohorts
 0 (Reference)
 1 2.49 (1.59–3.91)* 1.55 (1.42–1.7) * 1.34 (1.21–1.5)* 1.44 (1.1–1.89)* 1.41 (1.21–1.64) * 2.06 (1.98–2.14) *
 2 2.83 (1.71–4.68)* 2.04 (1.86–2.24) * 1.49 (1.33–1.69) * 1.87 (1.37–2.56)* 1.77 (1.49–2.09) * 2.63 (2.51–2.74) *
 ≥3 3.08 (1.55–6.12)* 3.04 (2.71–3.41) * 1.57 (1.33–1.85) * 2.12 (1.36–3.32)* 1.90 (1.5–2.41) * 3.06 (2.84–3.31) *

* significance defined as p < 0.05, - not included due to failure to reach significance with chi square testing.