From: Total laryngectomy and readmission: causes, rates and predictors
Variable | Readmitted | Nonreadmitted | P value |
---|---|---|---|
Gender (n, %) | |||
Male | 9 (75) | 52 (73.20) | 0.351 |
Female | 3 (25) | 19 (26.80) | |
Age | |||
Mean (SD) | 50.9 (18.55) | 51.5 (6.74) | 0.913 |
Ethnicity (n, %) | |||
Arab | 1 (8.30) | 25 (35.20) | 0.017 |
Asian | 3 (25) | 29 (40.80) | |
African | 8 (66.70) | 17 (23.90) | |
Marital status (n, %) | |||
Married | 2 (16.70) | 69 (97.20) | < 0.001 |
Unmarried (single, divorced, separated) | 10 (83.30) | 2 (2.80) | |
ASA | |||
Mean (SD) | 3.75 (2.30) | 2.3 (0.92) | < 0.001 |
CIRS | |||
Mean (SD) | 9 (5.61) | 5.58 (4.80) | 0.028 |
Chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy (n, %) | |||
Chemotherapy | 1 (8.33) | 8 (11.30) | 0.516 |
Radiotherapy | 1 (8.33) | 8 (11.30) | |
Chemoradiotherapy | 6 (50) | 20 (28.20) | |
Neither | 4 (33.33) | 35 (49.30) | |
Tobacco use | |||
Yes | 12 (100) | 39 (54.90) | 0.008 |
No | 0 (0) | 32 (45.10) | |
ICU admission (n, %) | |||
Yes | 9 (75) | 52 (73.20) | 0.351 |
No | 3 (25) | 19 (26.80) | |
Intubation (n, %) | |||
Yes | 8 (66.67) | 52 (73.20) | 0.351 |
No | 4 (33.33) | 19 (26.80) | |
Preoperative TSH (mIU/L) | |||
Mean (SD) | 13.03 (9.22) | 2.16 (0.82) | 0.031 |
Preoperative albumin (g/L) | |||
Mean (SD) | 10.5 (7.88) | 23.92 (9.15) | < 0.001 |
Preoperative white blood cell count (K/µL) | |||
Mean (SD) | 9.19 (3.46) | 7.6 (2.65) | 0.068 |
Preoperative neutrophil count (K/µL) | |||
Mean (SD) | 5.87 (4.03) | 4.01 (2.52) | 0.035 |
Preoperative platelet count (K/µL) | |||
Mean (SD) | 351.833 (138.49) | 295.92 (100.07) | 0.095 |
Preoperative lymphocyte count (K/µL) | |||
Mean (SD) | 1.84 (1.07) | 2.05 (1.33) | 0.612 |
Hemoglobin (g/dL) | |||
Mean (SD) | 12.83 (1.49) | 12.42 (1.83) | 0.612 |