Table 1 Selected characteristics of patients with urgent or emergency non-cardiac surgery, 2017–2021 (categorical predictor variables), N (%)
| Â | Total | 66,262 |
|---|---|---|
Patient Sex | Female | 35,713 (53.9) |
Surgical Service | Gastroenterology | 13,983 (21.1) |
General Surgery | 14,478 (21.8) | |
Orthopedics | 17,046 (25.7) | |
Head and Neck | 655 (1.0) | |
Interventional Radiology | 6,665 (10.1) | |
Neurosurgery | 1,183 (1.8) | |
Ophthalmology | 1,089 (1.6) | |
Podiatry | 3,861 (5.8) | |
Spine | 804 (1.2) | |
Thoracic | 329 (0.5) | |
Urology | 4,538 (6.8) | |
Vascular | 1,631 (2.5) | |
Surgery Classa | Emergency | 45,970 (69.4) |
Urgent | 20,292 (30.6) | |
Admission Source | Outpatient | 5,180 (7.8) |
Emergency Department | 10,265 (15.5) | |
Hospital | 50,817 (76.7) | |
Time from admission to surgery | Within 24 Hours | 37,922 (57.2) |
Within 48 Hours | 15,955 (24.1) | |
48 + hours | 12,385 (18.7) |