Table 1.
Patient characteristics.
| Without recurrent HAEC (n = 1892) | With recurrent HAEC (n = 138) | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | |||
| Sex | 1 | ||
| Female | 440 (23.3%) | 32 (23.2%) | |
| Male | 1452 (76.7%) | 106 (76.8%) | |
| Race | 0.9 | ||
| Non-Hispanic White | 818 (43.2%) | 56 (40.6%) | |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 251 (13.3%) | 21 (15.2%) | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 209 (11.0%) | 16 (11.6%) | |
| Other | 614 (32.5%) | 45 (32.6%) | |
| Insurance Type | 0.6 | ||
| Private | 763 (40.3%) | 60 (43.5%) | |
| Public | 983 (52.0%) | 71 (51.4%) | |
| Self | 42 (2.2%) | 1 (0.7%) | |
| Other | 82 (4.3%) | 6 (4.3%) | |
| Missing | 22 (1.2%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Birthweight (kg) | 0.3 | ||
| Mean (SD) | 3.27 (0.54) | 3.22 (0.51) | |
| Gestational age (weeks) | 0.9 | ||
| Mean (SD) | 38.0 (5.20) | 37.9 (4.74) | |
| Congenital cardiac anomalies | 68 (3.6%) | 7 (5.1%) | 0.5 |
| Congenital neurologic anomalies | 17 (0.9%) | 5 (3.6%) | 0.01 |
| Chromosome abnormalities | 17 (0.9%) | 2 (1.4%) | 0.8 |
| Congenital diaphragmatic hernia | 1 (0.1%) | 0 (0%) | 1 |
| Characteristics of Index Pull-through | |||
| Age at pull-through (days) | 0.2 | ||
| Mean (SD) | 85.0 (93.5) | 97.6 (99.2) | |
| Ostomy placement before pull-through | 419 (22.1%) | 44(31.9%) | 0.01 |
| Operative technique of pull-through | 0.6 | ||
| Open | 1457 (77%) | 103 (74.6%) | |
| Laparoscopic | 435 (23.0%) | 35 (25.4%) | |
| Length of stay during index admission (days) | <0.001 | ||
| Mean (SD) | 13.5 (22.5) | 24.7 (34.0) | |
| Disposition | 0.1 | ||
| Home | 1741 (92.0%) | 119 (86.2%) | |
| Home with Home Health | 106 (5.6%) | 10 (7.2%) | |
| Transfer to Another | 11 (0.6%) | 2 (1.4%) | |
| Hospital | |||
| Other | 13 (0.7%) | 3 (2.2%) | |
| Other Patient and Hospital Factors | |||
| Repeat pull-through | 61 (3.2%) | 9 (6.5%) | 0.07 |
| Ostomy placement following pull-through | 72 (3.8%) | 31 (22.5%) | <0.001 |
| Pre-operative HAEC | 131 (6.9%) | 29 (21.0%) | <0.001 |
| Surgeon annual volume (cases per year) | 0.2 | ||
| Mean (SD) | 1.09 (0.907) | 0.994(0.861) | |
| Hospital annual volume (cases per year) | 0.2 | ||
| Mean (SD) | 4.98 (2.02) | 4.77 (1.95) | |