Table 2 Distribution of risk factors in the control group and the Pocs group.

From: The new SUMPOT to predict postoperative complications using an Artificial Neural Network

Risk factors

Total

Control group (Clavien-Dindo \(\le\)1)

Pocs group (Clavien-Dindo > 1)

Abnormal ECG

188

168 (89.4%)

20 (10.6%)

Previous thromboembolism

17

16 (94.1%)

1 (5.1%)

Untreated hypertension or hypertension therapy

247

227(91.9%)

20 (8.1%)

Previous myocardial infarction without residual ischemia

26

26 (100%)

0 (0%)

Stable or controlled angina

21

19 (90.5%)

2(9.5%)

Compensated heart failure or previous heart failure

21

20 (95.2%)

1(4.5%)

Diabetes mellitus

64

57 (89%)

7(11%)

Neoplasticdisease

308

277(89.9%)

31(10.1%)

Transfusion in pre-operative period (> 4 units)

9

7 (77.7%)

2(22.3%)

Previous transient ischemic attack (TIA)/stroke

22

21 (95.5%)

1(4.5%)

Smoking addiction and/or drug addiction

180

165 (91.6%)

15 (8.4%)

BMI > 25/< 18, weight loss > 10%, plasma proteins < 7 g/dl

277

255 (92%)

22 (8%)

Creatinine > 1.5 mg/dl

45

41 (91%)

4 (9%)

Steroid use

29

25 (86%)

4 (14%)

Prevision of prolonged surgery

12

8 (66.6%)

4 (33.4%)

History of COPD/dyspnea

99

89 (89.9%)

10 (10.1%)

Decompensated heart failure

2

1 (50%)

1 (50%)

Symptomatic valvular disease

0

0

0

Severearrhythmias:

0

0

0

Endocrine surgery (no pheochromocytoma)

1

1 (100%)

0 (0%)

Gynecological surgery

4

3 (75%)

1 (25%)

Minor urological surgery

158

153 (96.8%)

5 (3.2%)

Abdominal surgery

249

223 (89.5%)

26 (10.5%)

Thoracic surgery

1

1(100%)

0 (0%)

Head and neck surgery

11

11(100%)

0 (0%)

Lung/kidney transplant

1

1 (100%)

0 (0%)

Mayor urological surgery

74

68(91.9%)

6 (8.1%)

Pheochromocytoma

1

1 (100%)

0 (0%)

Pancreas/liversurgery

24

19 (79.2%)

5 (20.8%)

Emergency abdominal surgery

2

0 (0%)

2(100%)

Open surgery

142

125 (88%)

17(22%)

laparoscopic surgery

143

132 (92.3%)

11(7.7%)

Robotic surgery

89

81 (91%)

8(9%)

Endoscopicsurgery

152

146 (96.7%)

6(3.3%)

  1. For layout reasons, some risk factors descriptions have been abbreviated with respect to Table 1.