TABLE 2.
Primary and Secondary Outcomes in Vaccinated Patients Undergoing Surgery Versus Propensity Score Matched Patients Undergoing Surgery Without Prior Vaccination
Controla N = 7438 | Vaccinationa N = 3104 | |||
N (%) | N (%) | IRRb(95% CI) | P-valuec | |
Mortality | 45 (0.6) | 13 (0.4) | 0.63 (0.32,1.13) | 0.14 |
COVD-19 positive after surgery | 25 (0.3) | 1 (0.0) | 0.09 (0.01,0.44) | 0.02 |
Composite pulmonary complications d | 222 (3.0) | 53 (1.7) | 0.54 (0.39,0.72) | <0.001 |
Composite thrombotic complications e | 114 (1.5) | 35 (1.1) | 0.68 (0.46,0.99) | 0.05 |
Readmissions | 277 (3.7) | 97 (3.1) | 0.8 (0.63,1.00) | 0.06 |
Hospital length of stay [median (IQR)] | 2.00 [1.00, 6.00] | 2.00 [1.00, 5.00] | 0.78 (0.69,0.89) | <0.001 |
CCI indicates Charlson Comorbidity Index; CI, confidence interval; IQR, interquartile range; IRR, incidence rate ratio.
event numbers and unadjusted rates.
incidence rate ratio with Control group as Reference (1.00) in a Poisson regression model adjusting for age and CCI.
p-value for incidence rate ratio adjusting for age and CCI.
30-day pulmonary complications: pneumonia, mechanical ventilation, acute respiratory distress syndrome, or acute respiratory failure.
30-day thrombotic complications: deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, and arterial thrombosis.