Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients admitted in AICU (n = 14,338)
Delayed discharge group (n = 221) | Non-delayed discharge group (n = 14,117) | χ2 | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex (n, %) | 0.089 | < 0.777 | ||
Male | 145 (65.6) | 9126 (64.6) | ||
Female | 76 (34.4) | 4991 (35.4) | ||
Age (years) | 51.387 | < 0.001 | ||
< 18 | 20 (9.0) | 172 (1.2) | ||
18–64 | 96 (43.5) | 7767 (55.0) | ||
> 64 | 105 (47.5) | 6178 (43.8) | ||
ASA physical status (n, %) | 65.968 | < 0.001 | ||
Class II | 12 (5.4) | 1020 (7.2) | ||
Class III | 158 (71.5) | 12,209 (86.5) | ||
Class IV | 49 (22.2) | 849 (6.0) | ||
Class V | 2 (0.9) | 39 (0.3) | ||
BMI (kg/m2) | 53.501 | < 0.001 | ||
< 18.5 | 35 (15.8) | 787 (5.8) | ||
18.5–25 | 100 (45.3) | 7820 (55.4) | ||
> 25 | 63 (28.5) | 4695 (33.3) | ||
Stay in bed | 23 (10.4) | 815 (5.7) | ||
Preoperative Complications (n, %) | 67.344 | < 0.001 | ||
N.A. | 42 (19.0) | 6599 (46.7) | ||
I.A. | 179 (81.0) | 7518 (53.3) | ||
Type of surgery (n, %) | 48.773 | < 0.001 | ||
Elective | 153 (69.2) | 12,120 (85.6) | ||
Emergency | 68 (30.8) | 1997 (14.4) | ||
Method of surgery (n, %) | 2.726 | 0.104 | ||
Laparoscopy | 123 (55.7) | 7067 (50.1) | ||
Others | 98 (44.3) | 7050 (49.9) | ||
Duration of surgery (min) | 5.144 | 0.616 | ||
< 120 | 32 (14.5) | 1653 (11.7) | ||
120–240 | 87 (39.4) | 6248 (44.3) | ||
240–360 | 61 (27.6) | 4153 (29.4) | ||
> 360 | 41 (18.5) | 2063 (14.6) | ||
Intraoperative blood loss (ml) | 146.685 | < 0.001 | ||
< 1000 | 149 (67.4) | 13,157 (93.2) | ||
1000–2000 | 30 (13.6) | 604 (4.3) | ||
2000–3000 | 32 (14.5) | 213 (1.5) | ||
> 3000 | 10 (4.5) | 143 (1.0) | ||
Outcome (n, %) | 9.2 | 0.002 | ||
Improved | 215 (97.3) | 14,016 (99.3) | ||
Death | 6 (2.7) | 101 (0.7) | ||