Table 5 Complication and safety outcomes
From: Safety and costs analysis of early hospital discharge after brain tumour surgery: a pilot study
Outcomesa | General (66) | Pre (32) | Post (34) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Reoperations | 3a (4.5) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (8.8) | 0.239 |
Hematoma | 2 (3.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (5.9) | 0.493 |
Acute hydrocephalus | 1 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.9) | 1.000 |
Brain edema | 1 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.9) | 1.000 |
Major complication | 10 (15.2) | 6 (18.8) | 4 (11.8) | 0.505 |
Stroke | 2 (3.0) | 1 (3.1) | 1 (2.9) | 1.000 |
ACS | (0.0) | (0.0) | (0.0) | – |
PT | 1 (1.5) | 1 (3.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0.485 |
Severe sepsis | 8 (12.1) | 5 (15.6) | 3 (8.8) | 0.469 |
Meningitis | 2 (3.0) | 2 (6.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0.231 |
State of epilepsy | 2 (3.0) | 2 (6.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0.231 |
Minor complication | 11 (16.7) | 6 (18.8) | 5 (14.7) | 0.660 |
Urinary tract infection | 2 (3.0) | 1 (3.1) | 1 (2.9) | 1.000 |
Pneumonia | (0.0) | (0.0) | (0.0) | – |
Deep vein thrombosis | 3 (4.5) | 2 (6.3) | 1 (2.9) | 0.608 |
Surgical wound infection | 1 (1.5) | 1 (3.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0.485 |
Dehiscence | 2 (3.0) | 2 (6.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0.231 |
CSF Fistula | 4 (6.1) | 4 (12.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0.05 |
Seizures | 7 (10.6) | 4 (12.5) | 3 (8.8) | 0.705 |
Return to the ED | 17 (25.8) | 7 (21.9) | 10 (29.4) | 0.484 |
Readmissions | 9 (14.1) | 6 (18.8) | 3 (9.4) | 0.474 |
Death | 3 (4.6) | 1 (3.1) | 2 (6.1) | 1.000 |