Table 3 Characteristics of patients and comparisons between those with longer LOS and those with shorter LOS.
Variables | Longer LOS | Shorter LOS | p value | Variables | Longer LOS | Shorter LOS | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 12 | 32 | N | 12 | 32 | ||
Age, years, median [IQR] | 55.5 [18] | 54 [16] | 0.362 | Clinical symptoms, N (%) | |||
Female, N (%) | 5 (41.7) | 12 (37.5) | 1 | Visual field disturbance | 4 (33.3) | 17 (53.1) | 0.318 |
Diagnosis, N (%) | Double vision | 2 (16.7) | 2 (6.3) | 0.297 | |||
Non-functional PitNET | 4 (33.3) | 25 (78.1) | 0.105 | Endocrinological dysfunction | |||
Functional PitNET | 3 (25.0) | 2 (6.3) | 0.116 | Preoperatively | 8 (66.7) | 13 (40.6) | 0.179 |
CP | 4 (33.3) | 2 (6.3) | 0.039* | Postoperatively (new onset) | 4 (33.3) | 2 (6.3) | 0.039* |
Rathke’s cleft cyst | 1 (8.3) | 1 (3.1) | 0.476 | Hormonal replacement | 11 (91.7) | 11 (34.4) | < 0.01** |
Xanthogranuloma | 0 (0.0) | 2 (6.3) | 0.297 | DI | |||
Pituitary apoplexy | 4 (33.3) | 4 (12.5 | 0.185 | Transient | 5 (41.7) | 4 (12.5) | 0.089 |
Surgical procedure, N (%) | Eternal | 3 (25.0) | 1 (3.1) | 0.056 | |||
Extended eTSS/Combined surgery | 5 (41.7) | 3 (3.1) | 0.025* | Hyponatremia | 6 (50.0) | 5 (15.6) | 0.045* |
CSF leakage | 2 (16.7) | 1 (3.1) | 0.176 | ||||
Puget score 2, N (%) | Employment status, N (%) | ||||||
Preoperative | 4 (33.3) | 2 (6.3) | 0.039* | Full time jobs (8 h/day) | 7 (58.3) | 22 (68.8) | 0.722 |
Postoperative | 4 (33.3) | 3 (9.4) | 0.011* | Night shift work | 5 (41.7) | 7 (21.9) | 0.259 |
History, N (%) | RTW support | 3 (25.0) | 4 (12.5) | 0.369 | |||
Revision surgery | 2 (16.7) | 10(31.3) | 0.461 | ||||
Mental disorder | 4 (33.3) | 2 (6.3) | 0.039* |
