. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Feb 13.

Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Apr 27;53(11):2336–2345. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2018.04.026

Table 2.

30-day Outcomes by Degree of Malnutrition

		Degree of Malnutrition
Outcomes	All Patients	None	Mild	Moderate	Severe	p-value
Complication n(%)	68 (13.2)	34 (9.7)	18 (18.6)	10 (20.4)	6 (28.6)	0.01
Reoperation n(%)	27 (5.2)	13 (3.7)	6 (6.2)	5 (10.2)	3 (14.3)	0.04
Readmission n(%)	36 (7.0)	22 (6.3)	6 (6.2)	6 (12.2)	2 (9.5)	0.37
Total LOS, days median (IQR)	6 (4–10)	6 (4–8)	6 (4–13)	6 (4–13)	12 (6–19)	<0.01
Post-operative LOS, days, median (IQR)	5 (4–7)	5 (4–7)	5 (4–8)	5 (4–8)	7 (5–10)	<0.01

SSI=surgical site infection, DVT=deep venous thrombosis, IQR=interquartile range, LOS=length of stay (hospital)