Comparing Emergent and Elective Colectomy Outcomes in Elderly Patients: A NSQIP Study

Table 2

Preoperative baseline patient characteristics’ comparison of elective colectomies versus emergent colectomies.

	Elective	Emergent	value
	n = 8289	n = 3409
Gender
Male	3285 (39.67%)	1300 (38.13%)	0.1339
Female	4996 (60.33%)	2105 (61.82%)
Age	84.55 ± 3.31	84.95 ± 3.36
Diabetes mellitus	1550 (18.70%)	577 (16.93%)
BMI	26.08 ± 5.45	25.47 ± 5.68
Current smoker within one year	394 (4.75%)	197 (5.78%)	0.0214
Functional health status
Independent	7235 (87.57%)	2504 (74.24%)	<0.0001
Partially dependent	896 (10.84%)	588 (17.43%)
Totally dependent	131 (1.59%)	281 (8.33%)
History of COPD	796 (9.60%)	493 (14.46%)	<0.0001
History of CHF	310 (3.75%)	206 (6.04%)	<0.0001
Dialysis	56 (0.68%)	106 (3.11%)	<0.0001
Acute renal failure	46 (0.55%)	166 (4.87%)	<0.0001
Disseminated cancer	585 (7.06%)	172 (5.05%)	<0.0001
Dyspnea at rest or on moderate exertion	1242 (14.98%)	461 (13.52%)	0.0418
Hypertension requiring medication	6182 (74.58%)	2609 (76.53%)	0.0264
>10% weight loss in the last 6 months	588 (7.09%)	182 (5.34%)	0.0005
Blood transfusion before surgery	566 (6.83%)	401 (11.76%)	<0.0001
ASA classification
I	1456 (17.59%)	243 (7.15%)	<0.0001
II	5564 (67.21%)	1504 (44.24%)
III	1238 (14.95%)	1429 (42.03%)
IV	21 (0.25%)	224 (6.59%)
Steroid use for chronic conditions	349 (4.21%)	231 (6.78%)	<0.0001
Bleeding disorders	717 (8.65%)	686 (20.12%)	<0.0001
Transfusion requirement 72 hours prior to surgery	566 (6.83%)	401 (11.76%)	<0.0001
Sepsis within 48 hours of surgery	604 (7.31%)	1673 (49.15%)	<0.0001
Preop total bilirubin	0.62 ± 0.64	0.79 ± 0.72	<0.0001
Preop WBC	8.16 ± 3.88	13.15 ± 9.29	<0.0001
Preop hematocrit	34.22 ± 5.33	35.10 ± 6.70	<0.0001
Preop platelet count	260.93 ± 99.66	245.93 ± 110.59	<0.0001
Preop INR	1.14 ± 0.29	1.37 ± 0.67	<0.0001