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Table 2 Surgical variables by group

From: The effects of pre-existing dementia on surgical outcomes in emergent and nonemergent general surgical procedures: assessing differences in surgical risk with dementia

Variable

Dementia group

Non-dementia group

p-value

(n = 120)

(n = 120)

Types of surgery

 GS

92 (76.7)

92 (76.7)

1.00

 VS

28 (23.3)

28 (23.3)

1.00

Surgical indications

 Critical limb ischemia

23 ((19.2)

19 (15.8)

.732

 Bowel obstruction

14 (11.7)

12 (10)

.836

 Perforated viscus

13 (10.8)

13 (10.8)

1.00

 Decubitus ulcer

9 (7.5)

6 (5.0)

.595

 Cholecystitis

8 (6.7)

9 (7.5)

1.00

 Cancer GIT

7 (5.8)

7 (5.8)

1.00

 Diverticulitis

6 (5.0)

10 (8.3)

.439

 Hernia

6 (5.0)

8 (6.7)

.784

 Mesenteric ischemia

6 (5.0)

2 (1.7)

.281

 Diabetic angiopathy

5 (4.2)

4 (3.3)

1.00

 Miscellaneous

23 (19.2)

30 (25.0)

.631

Surgical treatment

 Amputation

16 (13.3)

14 (11.7)

.846

 Bowel resection

22 (18.3)

19 (15.8)

.732

 Surgical revascularization

16 (13.3)

16 (13.3)

1.00

 Adhäsiolysis

7 (5.8)

7 (5.8)

1.00

 Major resection HBP

3 (2.5)

3 (2.5)

1.00

 Cholecystectomy

8 (6.7)

9 (7.5)

1.00

 Thyroidectomy

4 (3.3)

4 (3.3)

1.00

 Multivisceral resection

5 (4.2)

4 (3.3)

1.00

 Closure perforated viscus

8 (6.7)

10 (8.3)

.807

 Hernia repair

7 (5.8)

8 (6.7)

1.00

 Procedures thorax

4 (3.3)

4 (3.3)

1.00

 Miscellaneous

20 (16.7)

22 (18.3)

.816

Surgical technique

 Conventional

101 (84.2)

103 (85.8)

.718

 Minimally invasive

17 (14.2)

16 (13.3)

1.00

 Hybrid

2 (1.7)

2 (1.7)

1.00

Urgency

 Emergency

61 (50.8)

57 (47.5)

.606

 Elective

59 (49.2)

63 (52.5)

.606

Classification of OT

 OT < 90 min

58 (48.3)

56 (46.7)

.796

 OT ≥ 90 min

62 (51.7)

64 (53.3)

.796

 OT, mean ± SD

103.78 ± 80.17

119.68 ± 94.93

.162

  1. n total number of patients, GS general surgery, VS vascular surgery, OT operative time; Numbers in bracket show values presented in n (%) unless noted otherwise