TABLE E2.
Perioperative outcomes in matched ever-smokers versus never-smokers
| Outcome | Never-smokers (n = 169) | Ever-smokers (n = 165) | P value† | ||
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| Hospital death | 169 | 1 (0.59) | 165 | 1 (0.62) | >.9 |
| Atrial arrhythmia | 169 | 15 (8.8) | 165 | 19 (12) | .3 |
| Ventricular arrhythmia | 169 | 1 (0.59) | 165 | 0 (0) | — |
| Myocardial infarction | 169 | 0 (0) | 165 | 0.05 (0.03) | — |
| Deep vein thrombosis | 169 | 4 (2.4) | 165 | 1.3 (0.78) | .17 |
| Pulmonary embolus | 169 | 2 (1.2) | 165 | 0.79 (0.48) | — |
| Atelectasis | 169 | 1 (0.59) | 165 | 1.7 (1.1) | .5 |
| Pneumonia | 169 | 2 (1.2) | 165 | 4 (2.4) | .2 |
| Pneumothorax | 161 | 2 (1.2) | 155 | 0.78 (0.50) | — |
| Ventilator>48 h | 169 | 1 (0.59) | 165 | 0.41 (0.25) | — |
| Reintubation | 162 | 2 (1.2) | 155 | 3 (2.0) | .5 |
| Acute respiratory distress syndrome | 169 | 0 (0) | 165 | 0.79 (0.48) | — |
| Chest tube air leak | 169 | 6 (3.6) | 165 | 5 (3.0) | .7 |
| Bronchopleural fistula | 169 | 0 (0) | 165 | 0.17 (0.10) | — |
| Empyema | 169 | 0 (0) | 165 | 0.35 (0.21) | — |
| Chylothorax surgery | 143 | 0 (0) | 139 | 0.01 (0) | — |
| Tracheostomy | 169 | 3 (1.8) | 165 | 3 (1.8) | >.9 |
| Central nervous system event | 169 | 1 (0.59) | 165 | 0.37 (0.22) | — |
| Paresis or paralysis | 169 | 0 (0) | 165 | 1.3 (0.8) | — |
| Gastrointestinal ileus | 169 | 1 (0.59) | 165 | 0.69 (0.42) | .8 |
| Other G.I. complication | 169 | 4.5 (2.7) | 165 | 1.6 (0.94) | .16 |
| Return to ICU | 161 | 3 (1.9) | 156 | 7.1 (4.5) | .06 |
| Sepsis | 169 | 0 (0) | 165 | 0.28 (0.17) | — |
| Renal failure | 143 | 1 (0.70) | 139 | 0.18 (0.13) | — |
| Urinary retention | 150 | 2 (1.3) | 146 | 1.9 (1.3) | >.9 |
| Urinary tract infection | 169 | 3 (1.8) | 165 | 2.2 (1.3) | .7 |
| Discharged with Foley catheter | 150 | 2 (1.3) | 146 | 0.45 (0.31) | — |
| Other infectious complications | 161 | 0 (0) | 155 | 0.89 (0.57) | — |
| Wound infection | 143 | 1 (0.7) | 139 | 0.06 (0.04) | — |
| Return to operating room | 161 | 4.5 (2.8) | 155 | 4.4 (2.8) | .9 |
| Reoperation for bleeding | 135 | 0 (0) | 130 | 0.73 (0.56) | — |
| Any of above complications | 169 | 45 (27) | 165 | 45 (28) | .8 |
| Postoperative LOS, d‡ | 169 | 3/4/6 | 165 | 3/4/7 | .4 |
GI, Gastrointestinal; ICU, intensivecare unit; LOS, length of stay.
*
Patients with data available.
†
Outcomes with frequency too low for weighted estimation of P value.
‡
15th/50th/85th percentiles.