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. 2020 Jun;63(3):E241–E249. doi: 10.1503/cjs.002719

Table 5.

Predictors of postoperative complications

Predictor Unadjusted analysis Adjusted analysis


Odds ratio (95% CI) p value Odds ratio (95% CI) p value
Charlson Comorbidity Index score 1.51 (1.23–1.88) < 0.001 1.47 (1.19–1.85) < 0.001

Severity of cholecystitis 1.32 (0.57–2.92) 0.51 0.98 (0.36–2.49) 0.96

Compliance with guidelines for antibiotic use (reference: noncompliance) 1.57 (0.59–3.90) 0.34 1.80 (0.61–4.98) 0.27

Time to operation, h 1.01 (1.00–1.02) 0.13 1.00 (0.99–1.02) 0.62

Operative approach* 14.78 (3.35–103.03) 0.001 13.45 (2.16–125.49) 0.010

Duration of operation, min* 1.01 (1.00–1.02) 0.14 1.00 (0.99–1.01) 0.76

C statistic for the logistic regression analysis: 0.757. CI = confidence interval.

*

Collinear.