Table 2 Comparison between patients who had uneventful recoveries in the surgical unit and patients who were referred to the ICU
From: SAPS 3 score as a predictive factor for postoperative referral to intensive care unit
Variables | ICU delayed (n = 27) | Non-ICU (n = 73) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 65.7 ± 16.1 | 66.7 ± 14.3 | 0.75 |
Male gender (%) | 33.3 | 34.2 | 0.93 |
Female % (%) | 66.7 | 65.8 | |
SAPS 3 | 45.45 ± 7.8 | 35.94 ± 7.4 | 0.000 |
ASA (%) | 0.002 | ||
P1 | 11.1 | 12.3 | |
P2 | 48.1 | 79.5 | |
P3 | 40.7 | 8.2 | |
Surgery (%) | |||
Elective | 81.5 | 84.9 | 0.67 |
Emergence | 18.5 | 15.1 | 0.29 |
Type of surgery (%) | |||
Gynaecology | 11.1 | 37.0 | 0.02 |
Orthopaedic | 22.2 | 30.1 | 0.59 |
Vascular | 22.2 | 13.7 | 0.47 |
Urological | 18.5 | 11.0 | 0.51 |
Gastrointestinal | 14.8 | 5.5 | 0.26 |
Others | 11.1 | 2.8 | 0.24 |
Anaesthesia (%) | 0.11 | ||
General | 55.6 | 32.9 | |
Neuroaxis | 33.3 | 54.8 | |
General + neuroaxis | 11.1 | 12.3 | |
Surgery time (h) | 4.2 ± 1.8 | 2.7 ± 1.5 | 0.000 |
Transfusion requirements intraoperatively (%) | 18.5 | 5.5 | 0.04 |
Value of haemoglobin immediately postoperatively(mg/dL) | 12.5 ± 1.6 | 12.9 ± 1.5 | 0.20 |
Hospital mortality (%) | 11.1 | 0.0 | 0.004 |
Length of hospital stay (days) | 23.0 ± 22.2 | 25.8 ± 31.7 | 0.410 |