Table 1. Demographics and population characteristics.
Demographic factor | Total patients ( n = 409) |
Not readmitted( n = 352) | Readmitted ( n = 57) |
p -Value a | |
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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.
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.