Postoperative complications and anticoagulation level in urgent versus elective subsequent admission non-cardiac operations
| Elective | Urgent | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of operations | 35 | 43 | – |
| Median length of stay after NCS (Days) | 8 (5–13) | 12 (6–16) | 0.162 |
| Complications | |||
| Infection, n (%) | 3 (8.6%) | 3 (7.0%) | 0.793 |
| Bleeding, n (%) | 6 (17.1%) | 5 (11.6%) | 0.486 |
| Wound breakdown, n (%) | 2 (5.7%) | 0 | 0.112 |
| Death, n (%) | 0 | 5 (11.6%) | 0.037 |
| Other, n (%) | 3 (8.6%) | 2 (4.7%) | 0.482 |
| Anticoagulation | |||
| Day of surgery PTT (sec) | 38.6±12.6 | 39.0±20.1 | 0.915 |
| Day of surgery INR | 1.48±0.43 | 1.73±0.57 | 0.037 |
| Postoperative day 1 PTT (s) | 40.0±11.2 | 46.3±26.4 | 0.181 |
| Postoperative day 1 INR | 1.39±0.32 | 1.61±0.45 | 0.034 |
Values in parentheses represent the IQR around the median for length of stay.
Plus–minus values denote mean±SD.
INR, international normalized ratio; NCS, non-cardiac surgery; PTT, partial thromboplastin time.