Table 3.
Elderly Patients Sub-Analysis.
| 2019 | 2020 | P-Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 119 | 78 | |||
| Age | 80.34 ± 6.88 | 79.76 ± 6.87 | .563 | ||
| Gender (male/female) | 59/60 | 42/36 | .559 | ||
| Charlson comorbidity index | 2.39 ± 2.65 | 3.22 ± 3.04 | .044 | ||
| APACHE-II score | 9.66 ± 3.67 | 10.07 ± 3.42 | .466 | ||
| Time to hospitalization | 10.55 ± 5.41 | 7.51 ± 4.34 | <.001 | ||
| Patients requiring surgery | 36 | 15 | .084 | ||
| Time to surgical intervention | 53.91 ± 88.82 | 37.34 ± 65.67 | .461 | ||
| Duration of surgery | 1.89 ± 1.0 | 2.07 ± 1.47 | .154 | ||
| LOS from surgery | 12.4 ± 17.5 | 7.07 ± 7.74 | .143 | ||
| Presence of attending | 25 (69.4%) | 10 (66.7%) | 1.0 | ||
| Laparoscopic surgery | 15 (41.7%) | 6 (40%) | .97 | ||
| Intraoperative complications | 3 (8.3%) | 5 (31.3%) | .057 | ||
| Major complication CD≥3 | 6 (16.7%) | 5 (31.3%) | .215 | ||
| Number of PRBC during hospitalization | All patients | .24 ± .72 | .85 ± 1.53 | <.001 | |
| Patients undergoing surgery | .11 ± .40 | 1.0 ± 1.84 | .01 | ||
| LOS | All patients | 11.64 ± 13.6 | 6.41 ± 5.18 | <.001 | |
| Patients undergoing surgery | 14.75 ± 17.13 | 8.57 ± 7.62 | .085 | ||
| In-hospital mortality | 5 (4.2%) | 6 (7.6%) | .269 | ||
| 30-day readmission | 16 (13.45%) | 7 (8.97%) | .528 | ||
| 30-day mortality | All patients | 4 (3.4%) | 7 (9.0%) | .045 | |
| Patients undergoing surgery | 3 (2.5%) | 3 (3.8%) | .345 | ||
Abbreviation: LOS, length of stay; PRBC, packed red blood cells.