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. 2021 May 25;83(Suppl 2):e410–e418. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1729980

Table 1. Demographics and population characteristics.

Demographic factor Total patients
( n  = 409)
Not readmitted( n  = 352) Readmitted
( n  = 57)
p -Value a
Admission age, y (mean ± SD) 53.9 ± 16.5 53.9 ± 16.8 53.8 ± 14.6 0.98
Sex (female) 219 (53.5%) 186 (52.8%) 33 (57.9%) 0.48
Race White 262 (64.2%) 218 (62.1%) 44 (77.2%) 0.028
African American 82 (20.1%) 75 (21.4%) 7 (12.3%)
Other 64 (15.7%) 58 (16.4%) 6 (10.5%)
BMI (mean ± SD) 29.8 ± 6.7 29.8 ± 6.9 30.3 ± 5.1 0.57
Pathology Nonfunctioning 275 (69.8%) 240 (70.6%) 35 (64.8%) 0.34
ACTH 44 (11.2%) 34 (10.0%) 10 (18.5%)
GH 33 (8.4%) 27 (7.9%) 6 (11.1%)
Prolactinoma 31 (7.9%) 29 (8.5%) 2 (3.7%)
Tumor size, mm (mean ± SD) 22.5 ± 12.2 22.1 ± 11.8 24.7 ± 13.7 0.13
Length of stay, d (mean ± SD) 2.8 ± 2.1 2.7 ± 2.1 3.1 ± 2.0 0.23
Days to readmission (mean ± SD) N/A N/A 6.7 ± 6.1
POD to readmission (mean ± SD) N/A N/A 9.7 ± 6.6
Extrasellar extension 302 (73.8%) 261 (75.9%) 41 (73.2%) 0.67
Intraoperative CSF leak
No leak 191 (46.7%) 169 (48.0%) 22 (38.6%) 0.062
Low-flow leak 153 (37.4%) 133 (37.8%) 20 (35.1%)
High-flow leak 65 (15.9%) 50 (14.2%) 15 (26.3%)
Seller repair
Any repair 346 (84.6%) 296 (84.1%) 50 (87.7%) 0.48
Alloderm 324 (79.2%) 275 (78.1%) 49 (86.0%) 0.18
Amnion 83 (20.3%) 72 (20.5%) 11 (19.3%) 0.84
Nasoseptal flap 50 (12.2%) 38 (10.8%) 12 (21.1%) 0.028
Postoperative CSF leak 8 (2.0%) 5 (1.4%) 3 (5.3%) 0.14
Postoperative lumbar drain 14 (3.4%) 10 (2.8%) 4 (7.0%) 0.11
Postoperative diabetes insipidus 183 (45.1%) 159 (45.6%) 24 (42.1%) 0.63
Inpatient endocrine consult 340 (83.3%) 289 (82.1%) 51 (91.1%) 0.094
Outpatient endocrine follow-up 280 (68.5%) 248 (70.5%) 32 (56.1%) 0.031
Type of outpatient endocrinologist
Private 134 (32.8%) 122 (34.7) 12 (21.1%) 0.051
Institution 146 (35.7%) 126 (35.8%) 20 (35.1%)
None 129 (31.5) 104 (29.5%) 25 (43.9%)

Abbreviations: ACTH, adrenocorticotropic hormone; BMI, body mass index; CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; GH, growth hormone; N/A, not applicable; POD, post-operative day; SD, standard deviation.

a

Reflects two-tailed t -test for continuous or Pearson's Chi-square/Fischer's exact test to compare categorical data between groups.

Note: Values are presented as number (%) unless otherwise indicated.