Table 1 Patient Demographics and Clinical Characteristics by Center
Characteristic | Center 1 | Center 2 |
|---|---|---|
Number of patients | 146 | 102 |
Gender, n (%) | ||
Male | 96 (65.8%) | 62 (60.8%) |
Female | 50 (34.2%) | 40 (39.2%) |
Age, years (Mean ± SD) | 57.7 ± 14.3 | 59 ± 13.7 |
Surgical specialty, n (%) | ||
Head and neck/other | 4 (2.7%) | 8 (7.8%) |
Gynecological | 5 (3.4%) | 3 (2.9%) |
Cardiovascular | 5 (3.4%) | 2 (2.0%) |
Urological | 16 (11.0%) | 14 (13.70%) |
Neurosurgery | 3 (2.1%) | 3 (2.9%) |
Hepatobiliary and pancreatic | 48 (32.9%) | 17 (16.7%) |
Gastrointestinal | 65 (44.5%) | 21 (20.6%) |
Thoracic | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (2%) |
Orthopedic | 0 (0.0%) | 15 (14.7%) |
Median Length of hospital stay, days (IQR) | 12 (9-15) | 10 (7-15) |
Complications, n (%) | ||
Paralytic ileus | 36 (24.7%) | 20 (19.6%) |
Organ/space surgical site infection | 21 (14.4%) | 16 (15.7%) |
Infection of unknown source | 22 (15.1%) | 3 (2.9%) |
Myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery | 20 (13.7%) | 7 (6.9%) |
Anastomotic leakage | 15 (10.3%) | 10 (9.8%) |
Pneumonia | 10 (6.8%) | 17 (6.7%) |
Postoperative bleeding | 10 (6.8%) | 15 (14.7%) |
Acute kidney injury | 7 (4.8%) | 12 (11.8%) |
Superficial surgical site infection | 4 (2.7%) | 8 (7.8%) |
Arrhythmia | 7 (4.8%) | 6 (5.9%) |
Cardiogenic pulmonary edema | 7 (4.8%) | 1 (1.0%) |
Deep vein thrombosis | 5 (3.4%) | 9 (8.8%) |
Deep surgical site infection | 3 (2.1%) | 7 (6.9%) |
Gastrointestinal bleeding | 4 (2.7%) | 6 (5.9%) |
Delirium | 5 (3.4%) | 0 (0.0%) |
Acute respiratory distress syndrome | 4 (2.7%) | 2 (2.0%) |
Pulmonary embolism | 3 (2.1%) | 1 (1.0%) |
Myocardial infarction | 2 (1.4%) | 1 (1.0%) |
Bloodstream infection | 1 (0.7%) | 2 (2.0%) |
Stroke | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.0%) |
