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Table 5 Risk of in-hospital mortality associated with a specific comorbidity and postoperative complication

From: The impact of obesity on surgical outcomes in patients undergoing emergency laparotomy for high-risk abdominal emergencies

Risk factor

Unadjusted

Adjusted

 

OR (95% CI)

p value

OR (95% CI)

p value

Age

1.74 (1.19–2.52)

0.004

1.74 (0.64–4.78)

0.280

ASA

23.4 (7.28–75.25)

 < 0.0001

1.45 (0.16–12.90)

0.741

BMI

1.87 (1.28–2.74)

0.001

0.97 (0.39–2.44)

0.950

Hypertension

1.92 (1.28–2.89)

0.002

0.79 (0.26–2.41)

0.678

Atrial fibrillation

2.22 (1.49–3.32)

 < 0.0001

1.42 (0.50–4.01)

0.512

Peripheral arterial disease

3.82 (2.48–5.90)

 < 0.0001

1.57 (0.57–4.35)

0.387

Chronic renal failure

2.54 (1.59–4.05)

 < 0.0001

1.34 (0.47–3.86)

0.583

Chronic heart failure

1.81 (1.16–2.8)

0.008

0.89 (0.33–2.42)

0.821

Liver cirrhosis

10.6 (4.61–24.62)

 < 0.0001

3.03 (0.27–33.85)

0.396

Bleeding events

9.04 (5.60–14.60)

 < 0.0001

1.46 (0.34–6.27)

0.613

Major bleeding

15.63 (7.95–30.75)

 < 0.0001

0.97 (0.19–4.96)

0.966

BPT

11.73 (7.19–19.13)

 < 0.0001

0.63 (0.15–2.66)

0.523

Anastomotic leaks

3.77 (2.13–6.68)

 < 0.0001

5.49 (1.57–19.14)

0.008

Pneumonia

8.02 (5.09–12.63)

 < 0.0001

2.90 (1.13–7.49)

0.028

Thromboembolic events

8.11 (4.81–13.69)

 < 0.0001

1.74 (0.62–4.86)

0.289

Liver failure

296.40 (71.28–1232.45)

 < 0.0001

34.46 (6.45–184.06)

 < 0.0001

Acute renal failure

83.67 (45.03–155.47)

 < 0.0001

8.28 (2.67–25.64)

 < 0.0001

Reoperation

4.38 (2.94–6.52)

 < 0.0001

1.32 (0.50–3.45)

0.578

Ventilator dependence

3.30 (1.93–5.62)

 < 0. 0001

0.45 (0.15–1.36)

0.157

  1. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, ICU intensive care unit stay, BPT blood product transfusion; ventilator dependence was defined as ventilation longer than 24 h at any time during hospitalization