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. 2021 Aug 19;275(1):31–36. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005176

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.

a

event numbers and unadjusted rates.

b

incidence rate ratio with Control group as Reference (1.00) in a Poisson regression model adjusting for age and CCI.

c

p-value for incidence rate ratio adjusting for age and CCI.

d

30-day pulmonary complications: pneumonia, mechanical ventilation, acute respiratory distress syndrome, or acute respiratory failure.

e

30-day thrombotic complications: deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, and arterial thrombosis.