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Table 3 Surgical outcome data by group

From: The effects of pre-existing dementia on surgical outcomes in emergent and nonemergent general surgical procedures: assessing differences in surgical risk with dementia

Variable

Dementia group

Non-dementia group

p-value

(n = 120)

(n = 120)

Complications

 Bleeding

10 (8.3)

16 (13.3)

.299

 SSI

57 (47.5)

39 (32.5)

.018

 IMDRB

42 (35)

30 (25)

.091

 WDN

11 (9.2)

7 (5.8)

.463

 Bilioma-Bile leakage

2 (1.7)

6 (5)

.281

 Anastomotic leakage

6 (5)

6 (5)

1.00

 Sepsis

21 (17.5)

24 (20)

.864

 RLN Palsy

2 (1.7)

0 (0)

.498

 Hypocalcemia after TX

4 (3.3)

2 (1.7)

.684

 Pneumonia

32 (26.7)

10 (8.3)

<.001

 Thromboembolism

11 (9.2)

12 (10)

.826

 Myocardial infarction

1 (0.8)

2 (1.7)

.561

 ARF

22 (18.3)

23 (19.2)

.869

 CA new

9 (7.5)

7 (5.8)

.605

 Diarrhea

11 (9.1)

7 (5.8)

.424

 TIA, Stroke

3 (12.5)

0 (0)

.156

 Postoperative delirium

39 (32.5)

3 (2.5)

<.001

 Pancreatitis

2 (1.7)

1 (0.8)

.561

 LFRI

28 (23.3)

23 (19.2)

.430

 PERI

21 (17.5)

16 (13.3)

.371

Complications pp, mean ± SD

3.30 ± 2.71

2.36 ± 2.49

.005

CDC

 Grade I

6 (5)

10 (8.3)

.301

 Grade II

27 (22.5)

20 (16.7)

.255

 Grade IIIa

7 (5.8)

7 (5.8)

1.00

 Grade IIIb

17 (14.2)

24 (20)

.230

 Grade Iva

5 (4.2)

3 (2.5)

.472

 Grade IVb

3 (2.5)

0 (0)

.247

 Grade V

34 (28.3)

24 (20)

.132

CCI, mean ± SD

48.61 ± 37.85

37.6 ± 36.32

.022

Admission to ICU

 Yes

73 (60.8)

62 (51.7)

.152

Reoperation

 One

18 (15)

21 (17.5)

.600

 Multiple

22 (18.3)

20 (16.7)

.497

Outcome

 Discharge

86 (71.7)

96 (80)

.132

 Death

34 (28.3)

24 (20)

.132

Cause of death

 MI, cardiogenic shock

0 (0)

1 (4.0)

.414

 Sepsis with mof

18 (52.9)

19 (79.2)

.041

 Decomp. Cardiac GI

8 (23.5)

1 (4.0)

.045

 Malignancy final stage

2 (5.9)

0 (0)

.506

 Unclear

6 (17.6)

3 (12.5)

.722

Place of death

 ICU

14 (38.24)

21 (87.50)

<.001

 Ward

21 (61.76)

3 (12.50)

<.001

Time to death, days

 1–7

14 (41.2)

6 (30.0)

.290

 8–14

5 (14.7)

4 (16.7)

.922

 15–40

10 (21.4)

11 (45.8)

.419

 41–90

2 (5.9)

3 (12.5)

.679

LOS, days, mean ± SD

21 ± 17.98

20.1 ± 16.93

.690

  1. RLN recurrent laryngeal nerve, TX thyroidectomy, WDN wound dehiscence noninfectious, mof multiorgan failure, CA cardiac arrhythmias, ARF acute renal failure, TIA transitory ischemic attack, LFRI lung failure requiring intubation, PERI pleural effusion requiring drainage, PP per patient, CDC Clavien-Dindo classification of complications, CCI comprehensive complication index, MDRB multi-drug-resistant bacteria, LOS length of hospital stay, ICU intensive care unit, SSI surgical site infection defined as being contained within the skin or subcutaneous tissue (superficial), or involving the muscle and/or fascia (deep); Numbers in bracket show values presented in n (%) unless noted otherwise