Table 4 Description of characteristics of surgery and procedures performed during hospitalization
Characteristic | Intervention (n = 249) | Control (n = 119) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Surgical waiting time (mean days, min and max) | 15 [3–233] | 17 [3–378] | 0.668 |
Surgical time hour: min (RI) | 1:42 (1:29) | 1:54 (1:30) | 0.209 |
Length of stay days, n (%) | |||
< 1 | 30 (12.1) | 8 (6.7) | 0.188 |
1–2 | 62 (24.9) | 26 (21.9) | |
> 2 | 157 (63.0) | 85 (71.4) | |
Type of surgery, n (%) | |||
Surgery modified to ambulatory | 32 (12.9) | 8 (6.7) | 0.077 |
Required hospitalization for more than 24 h | 217 (87.1) | 111 (93.3) | |
Scheduled surgery, n (%) | |||
General surgery | 60 (24.1) | 25 (21.0) | 0.296 |
Urology | 101 (40.6) | 56 (47.1) | |
Gynecology | 41 (16.5) | 22 (18.5) | |
Orthopedic | 30 (12.0) | 6 (5.0) | |
Other specialties | 17 (6.4) | 10 (8.4) | |
Type of anesthesia, n (%) | 0.603 | ||
General | 195 (78.3) | 87 (73.1) | |
Regional | 50 (20.1) | 30 (25.2) | |
Other | 2 (1.7) | 4 (1.6) | |
Type of wound, n (%) | 0.083 | ||
Clean | 83 (33.3) | 30 (25.2) | |
Clean contaminated | 166 (66.7) | 88 (73.9) | |
Contaminated | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0) | |
Type of incision, n (%) | 0.575 | ||
Open | 152 (61.0) | 69 (58.0) | |
Laparoscopy | 97 (39.0) | 50 (42.0) | |
Complications during hospitalization, n (%) | |||
Death | 1 (0.4) | 0 | |
DVT (Deep Venous Thrombosis) | 1 (0.4) | 0 | |
Fall | 1 (0.4) | 0 | |
Complications six months after the surgery, n (%) | |||
Death | 3 (1.2) | 1 (0.8) | 0.749 |
DVT (Deep Venous Thrombosis) | 2 (0.8) | 0 | 0.328 |