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

Table 3

Univariate analysis: 30-day postoperative outcome measures of elective colectomies versus emergent colectomies.

	Elective	Emergent	value
	n = 8289	n = 3409
Mortality	567 (6.84%)	872 (25.58%)	<0.0001
Number of bleeding transfusion occurrences	1476 (17.81%)	928 (27.22%)	<0.0001
Return to the operating room	492 (5.94%)	339 (9.94%)	<0.0001
Readmission, related	583 (10.24%)	205 (8.39%)	0.0096
Composite morbidity	1859 (22.43%)	1651 (48.43%)	<0.0001
Thromboembolism	288 (3.47%)	150 (4.40%)	0.0166
Wound	550 (6.64%)	300 (8.80%)	<0.0001
Cardiac	264 (3.18%)	243 (7.13%)	<0.0001
Respiratory	857 (10.34%)	1010 (29.63%)	<0.0001
Urinary	169 (2.04%)	167 (4.90%)	<0.0001
Sepsis	693 (8.36%)	894 (34.09%)	<0.0001