Table 3.
Demographics and observed complications
| Patient characteristics (n = 317) |
Distribution | Observed complications | n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean | 61.23 (SD 20.32) | Serious complication | 86 (27.1%) |
| Sex, males, n (%) | 175 (55.2%) | Any complication | 127 (40.1%) |
| ASA class, mean | 1.82 (SD 0.82) | Pneumonia | 41 (12.9%) |
| 1, n (%) | 136 (42.9%) | Cardiac complication | 34 (10.7%) |
| 2, n (%) | 108 (34.0%) | SSI | 53 (16.7%) |
| 3, n (%) | 69 (21.8%) | UTI | 9 (2.8%) |
| 4, n (%) | 4 (1.3%) | VTE | 2 (0.6%) |
| Height in meters, mean | 1.69 (SD 0.09) | Renal failure | 21 (7.2%) |
| Weight in kg, mean | 72.88 (SD 14.92) | Readmission | 8 (2.5%) |
| Functional Status | Return to OR | 23 (7.2%) | |
| Independent, n (%) | 239 (75.4%) | Death | 29 (9.2%) |
| Partially dependent, n (%) | 72 (22.7%) | Discharge to nursing or rehab facility | 45 (14.2%) |
| Totally dependent, n (%) | 6 (1.9%) | Length of hospital stay, mean (days) | 14.1 (SD 19.7) |
| Emergency case, n (%) | 317 (100%) | ||
| Steroid Use, n (%) | 8 (2.5%) | ||
| Ascites, n (%) | 0 (0%) | ||
| Sepsis within 48 h, n (%) | 103 (32.5%) | ||
| Ventilated, n (%) | 0 (0%) | ||
| Diabetes, n (%) | 92 (29.0%) | ||
| Hypertension, n (%) | 97 (30.6%) | ||
| CHF, n (%) | 11 (3.5%) | ||
| Dyspnea, n (%) | 19 (6%) | ||
| Smoker, n (%) | 52 (16.4%) | ||
| COPD, n (%) | 17 (5.4%) | ||
| Dialysis, n (%) | 5 (1.6%) | ||
| Acute renal failure, n (%) | 7 (2.2%) |
CHF chronic heart failure, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, SSI surgical site infection, UTI urinary tract infection, VTE venous thromboembolism