Table 2. Patient postoperative 30-day outcomes.
| Variables | All patients (n=7863) |
GNRI <92 (n=872) |
GNRI 92-98 (n=1241) |
GNRI >98 (n=5750) |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acute Renal Failure | 80 (1.0%) | 9 (1.0%) | 15 (1.2%) | 56 (1.0%) | 0.8 |
| Any NSQIP Complication | 1556 (19.8%) | 367 (42.1%) | 312 (25.1%) | 877 (15.3%) | <0.001 |
| Any Readmission | 565 (7.2%) | 104 (11.9%) | 111 (8.9%) | 350 (6.1%) | <0.001 |
| Any Reoperation | 196 (2.5%) | 27 (3.1%) | 34 (2.7%) | 135 (2.3%) | 0.3 |
| Cardiac Arrest Requiring CPR | 43 (0.5%) | 7 (0.8%) | 12 (1.0%) | 24 (0.4%) | 0.033 |
| Death (CD V) | 61 (0.8%) | 18 (2.1%) | 15 (1.2%) | 28 (0.5%) | <0.001 |
| Deep Incisional SSI | 13 (0.2%) | 2 (0.2%) | 3 (0.2%) | 8 (0.1%) | 0.6 |
| DVT Requiring Therapy | 71 (0.9%) | 19 (2.2%) | 13 (1.0%) | 39 (0.7%) | <0.001 |
| Extended Length of Stay | 1529 (19.4%) | 322 (36.9%) | 304 (24.5%) | 903 (15.7%) | <0.001 |
| Major Complications (CD III/IV) | 406 (5.2%) | 78 (8.9%) | 85 (6.8%) | 243 (4.2%) | <0.001 |
| Myocardial Infarction | 74 (0.9%) | 10 (1.1%) | 15 (1.2%) | 49 (0.9%) | 0.4 |
| Non-Home Discharge | 581 (7.4%) | 165 (18.9%) | 131 (10.6%) | 285 (5.0%) | <0.001 |
| Organ/Space SSI | 54 (0.7%) | 10 (1.1%) | 8 (0.6%) | 36 (0.6%) | 0.2 |
| Pneumonia | 155 (2.0%) | 28 (3.2%) | 29 (2.3%) | 98 (1.7%) | 0.007 |
| Progressive Renal Insufficiency | 94 (1.2%) | 18 (2.1%) | 25 (2.0%) | 51 (0.9%) | <0.001 |
| Pulmonary Embolism | 53 (0.7%) | 15 (1.7%) | 11 (0.9%) | 27 (0.5%) | <0.001 |
| Sepsis | 72 (0.9%) | 11 (1.3%) | 15 (1.2%) | 46 (0.8%) | 0.2 |
| Septic Shock | 40 (0.5%) | 12 (1.4%) | 10 (0.8%) | 18 (0.3%) | <0.001 |
| Stroke/CVA | 26 (0.3%) | 4 (0.5%) | 3 (0.2%) | 19 (0.3%) | 0.7 |
| Superficial Incisional SSI | 83 (1.1%) | 17 (1.9%) | 20 (1.6%) | 46 (0.8%) | 0.001 |
| Transfusions | 1039 (13.2%) | 290 (33.3%) | 207 (16.7%) | 542 (9.4%) | <0.001 |
| Unplanned Intubation | 104 (1.3%) | 25 (2.9%) | 25 (2.0%) | 54 (0.9%) | <0.001 |
| Urinary Tract Infection | 159 (2.0%) | 34 (3.9%) | 26 (2.1%) | 99 (1.7%) | <0.001 |
| Ventilator greater than 48 Hours | 84 (1.1%) | 24 (2.8%) | 15 (1.2%) | 45 (0.8%) | <0.001 |
| Wound Disruption | 23 (0.3%) | 6 (0.7%) | 3 (0.2%) | 14 (0.2%) | 0.072 |
GNRI = geriatric nutritional risk index; CPR = cardiopulmonary resuscitation; CD = Clavien-Dindo; SSI = surgical site infection; CVA = cerebrovascular accident