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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Anesth Analg. 2020 Jun;130(6):1534–1544. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000004786

Table 2:

Postoperative Complications

Non-Frail N=89 Frail N=44 P-value
Atrial fibrillation, n (%) 17 (19.1) 13 (29.6) 0.18a
Incident dialysis, n (%) 0 0 N/A
New intra-aortic balloon pump, n (%) 4 (4.5) 5 (11.4) 0.16b
Mechanical ventilation>48 hours, n (%) 1 (1.1) 3 (6.8) 0.11b
Multiple inotropic drugs>24 hours, n (%) 1 (1.1) 2 (4.6) 0.25b
Single inotropic drug>24 hours, n (%) 7 (7.9) 6 (13.6) 0.29a
Sepsis, n (%) 0 1 (2.3) 0.33b
Stroke, n (%) 2 (2.3) 4 (9.1) 0.09b
Compositec, n (%) 27 (30.3) 23 (52.3) 0.014a

Abbreviations: SD= standard deviation; IQR=Inter-Quartile Range

a

Chi-squared test,

b

Fisher Exact test,

c

Composite was defined as any complication listed in Table 2.