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Table 4 Postoperative complications in matched cohorts

From: Preoperative moderate to severe anemia is associated with increased postoperative major adverse cardiac and cerebral events and pulmonary complications: a propensity score-matched analysis in hip fracture surgery patients over 80 years old

 

Hemoglobin (g dl−1)

Odd ratio

95%CI

P value

 < 11 (n = 256)

 ≥ 11 (n = 256)

MACCE

25 (9.4)

12 (4.5)

2.196

1.079–4.470

0.027

PPCs

32 (12.1)

11 (4.2)

3.171

1.563–6.436

0.001

In-hospital mortality

10 (3.8)

2 (0.8)

5.157

1.119–23.766

0.019

Delirium

3 (1.1)

3 (1.1)

0.991

0.249–3.940

 > 0.999

GI complication

5 (1.9)

4 (1.5)

1.255

0.333–4.725

 > 0.999

ICU

7 (2.6)

1 (0.4)

7.163

0.875–58.672

0.068

DVT

5 (1.9)

2 (0.8)

2.529

0.486–13.151

0.450

Transfusion (> 2U)

123 (46.4)

124 (46.8)

1.015

0.722–1.428

0.931

  1. Abbreviations: MACCE Major adverse cardiac and cerebral events, PPCs Postoperative pulmonary complications, GI Gastrointestinal, DVT Deep venous thrombus
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