Table 1 Post-discharge mortality after conventional versus ERPs by surgical specialty or procedure
Specialty or surgical procedure | Matched groups (n per group) | PDM after conventional | PDM rate (%) after conventional | PDM after ERP | PDM rate (%) after ERP | Odds ratio [95%CI] | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hip arthroplasty | 21,436 | 21 | 0.097 | 10 | 0.046 | 0.48 [0.21–0.99] | 0.0457 |
Knee arthroplasty | 20,726 | 15 | 0.077 | 11 | 0.053 | 0.73 [0.33–1.59] | 0.4317 |
Shoulder arthroplasty | 1352 | 2 | 0.148 | 2 | 0.148 | 1 [0.12–8.34] | 1.0000 |
Lumbar spine surgery | 5524 | 1 | 0.18 | 1 | 0.18 | 1 [0.04–25.29] | 1.0000 |
Cervical spine surgery | 1992 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | / | / |
Bariatric surgery | 5098 | 1 | 0.019 | 1 | 0.019 | 1 [0.04–25.29] | 1.0000 |
Colectomy with anastomosis | 2963 | 25 | 0.844 | 9 | 0.303 | 0.36 [0.16–0.74] | 0.0050 |
Anterior rectal resection | 1380 | 6 | 0.435 | 3 | 0.217 | 0.5 [0.11–1.9] | 0.3119 |
Hysterectomy for benign diseases | 2196 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.045 | / | 0.2390 |
Hysterectomy for malignancy | 587 | 4 | 0.681 | 1 | 0.170 | 0.25 [0.11–1.9] | 0.1642 |
Radical prostatectomy | 1835 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | / | / |
Lung resection for malignancy | 1211 | 17 | 1.404 | 11 | 0.908 | 0.64 [0.29–1.36] | 0.2523 |
All | 66,300 | 92 | 0.138 | 50 | 0.075 | 0.54 [0.38–0.76] | 0.00042 |