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

Table 4

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

	Elective	Emergent	OR (95% CI)	value
Mortality	490 (6.9)	758 (26.0)	4.76 (4.21–5.39)	<0.0001
Bleeding	1265 (17.7)	804 (27.6)	1.77 (1.60–1.95)	<0.0001
Return to OR	428 (6.0)	304 (10.4)	1.82 (1.56–2.13)	<0.0001
Readmission, related	471 (10.4)	167 (8.6)	0.81 (0.67–0.97)	0.02
Composite morbidity	1630 (22.9)	1401 (48.1)	3.12 (2.85–3.42)	<0.0001
Thromboembolism	249 (3.5)	128 (4.4)	1.27 (1.02–1.58)	0.03
Wound	479 (6.7)	254 (8.7)	1.33 (1.13–1.55)	0.0005
Cardiac	225 (3.2)	215 (7.4)	2.44 (2.02–2.96)	<0.0001
Respiratory	749 (10.5)	879 (30.2)	3.68 (3.30–4.10)	<0.0001
Urinary	151 (2.1)	146 (5.0)	2.44 (1.93–3.07)	<0.0001
Sepsis	603 (8.5)	726 (24.9)	3.59 (3.19–4.04)	<0.0001
LOS	11.74 ± 9.27	14.71 ± 13.29	2.97 (2.51–3.43)	<0.0001

Odds ratio. Confidence interval.