Table 3 Association between preoperative severity, postoperative complications, and outcomes
Severity quintiles | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 8,403) | (n = 9,976) | (n = 8,846) | (n = 9,174) | (n = 9,574) | (n = 45,969) | |
Complication rate (%) | ||||||
PPC alone | 10.5 | 14.5 | 13.9 | 20.3 | 34.7 | 19.0 |
PCC alone | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 1.2 |
PPC and PCC | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 4.7 | 1.7 |
Any complication | 11.0 | 16.9 | 15.7 | 23.0 | 41.7 | 21.9 |
Base mortality (%) | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 0.7 |
Incremental mortality (%) | ||||||
PPC alone | 5.2 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 15.8 | 11.2 |
PCC alone | 3.1 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 8.7 | 15.6 | 12.0 |
PPC and PCC | 13.5 | 35.0 | 33.8 | 32.9 | 36.3 | 35.5 |
Base cost ($) | 14,875 | 15,438 | 16,017 | 17,462 | 20,784 | 16,672 |
Incremental cost ($) | ||||||
PPC alone | 22,199 | 24,199 | 24,658 | 26,817 | 26,508 | 25,498 |
PCC alone | 5,524 | 5,528 | 9,070 | 4,057 | 9,765 | 7,307 |
PPC and PCC | 45,308 | 48,950 | 38,096 | 30,884 | 31,394 | 34,872 |
Base ICU use (%) | 6.0 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 11.8 | 23.3 | 11.0 |
Incremental ICU use (%) | ||||||
PPC alone | 42.0 | 45.7 | 50.2 | 54.0 | 52.7 | 54.0 |
PCC alone | 9.8 | 24.9 | 33.1 | 20.4 | 25.2 | 28.5 |
PPC and PCC | 71.2 | 67.1 | 75.3 | 68.3 | 59.9 | 70.6 |
Base post-op ICU LOS (days) | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
Incremental post-op ICU LOS (days) | ||||||
PPC alone | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.5 |
PCC alone | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
PPC and PCC | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 7.1 |
Base post-op floor LOS (days) | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 7.6 | 6.5 |
Incremental post-op floor LOS (days) | ||||||
PPC alone | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.5 |
PCC alone | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
PPC and PCC | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 7.1 |