Table 1 Patient characteristics
Age (year) | 70.1 (7.0) |
|---|---|
Gender (M, F) | 16, 34 |
Surgery type: | |
Intra-abdominal | 30 (60) |
Thoracic | 12 (24) |
Other | 8 (16) |
Length of stay in PACU (min) | 135 (45) |
Length of stay in hospital (days) | 7.2 (3–10) |
Length of stay in ICU (days) | 1.1 (0–2) |
ASA Grade | |
II | 15 (30) |
III or IV | 35 (70) |
BMI | 27.9 (5.5) |
Frailty scale | 2 (2–3) |
Metabolic equivalents (MET) | 4 (2–6) |
Diabetes | 8 (16) |
Hypertension | 35 (70) |
Congestive cardiac failure | 3 (6) |
Coronary artery disease | 11 (22) |
Previous MI | 2 (4) |
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) | 5 (10) |
Peripheral vascular disease | 10 (20) |
Surgery for cancer this admission | 35 (70) |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 14 (28) |
Preoperative creatinine (μmol L-1) | 82 (21) |
Postoperative creatinine (μmol L-1) | 84 (32) |
NSQIP (%) | 14.4 (12.7–16.0) |
Duration of surgery (min) | 180 (103) |
Anaesthetic technique: | |
GA alone | 24 (48) |
Regional alone | 8 (16) |
Combined | 18 (36) |