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Table 4 Outcomes of colorectal surgery patient cohorts analyzed for ONS and non-ONS use after matching

From: Impact of early postoperative oral nutritional supplement utilization on clinical outcomes in colorectal surgery

Outcome

After matching

 

ONS (n = 267)

Percentage

Non-ONS (n = 534)

Percentage

P value*

 ICU after POD3

16

6

56

10.5

0.0384

 In-hospital mortality

3

1.1

14

2.6

0.18

 Myocardial infarction

5

1.9

18

3.4

0.24

 RBC transfusion

87

32.6

147

27.5

0.14

 Thrombosis (DVT, PE)

0

0

0

0

None

 Pneumonia

7

2.6

33

6.2

0.034

 Infection

18

6.7

63

11.8

0.027

 GI complication

44

16.5

120

22.5

0.049

 30-day readmission

34

12.7

68

12.7

1

 90-day readmission

52

19.5

97

18.2

0.65

 

Median

IQR

Median

IQR

 

 LOS

7

(4, 10)

6

(4, 9)

0.3471

 Hospital cost

16,132.94

(11,472.1, 22,448.69)

14,279.46

(10,102.68, 19,844.54)

0.3454

  1. ICU intensive care unit, POD postoperative day, RBC red blood cell, DVT deep vein thrombosis, PE pulmonary embolism, GI gastrointestinal, LOS length of stay, IQR interquartile range
  2. *Univariable logistic regression for binary outcomes or paired t test for continuous outcomes
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