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Table 4 Median and interquartile range of risk estimates stratified by response to surgeon survey question related to the SURPAS tool

From: The value of the “Surgical Risk Preoperative Assessment System” (SURPAS) in preoperative consultation for elective surgery: a pilot study

Questiona

 

30-day mortality

Overall morbidity

Unplanned Readmission

N

Median (IQR)

P value†

Median (IQR)

P value†

Median (IQR)

P value†

Was the surgical risk provided from SURPAS:

 The same

94

< 0.1 (< 0.1–0.2)

< 0.0001

1.8 (1.3–4.9)

< 0.0001

1.9 (1.3–3.3)

< 0.0001

 Less

26

0.2 (0.1–0.5)

 

6.3 (3.2–14.9)

 

4.5 (3.0–8.6)

 

 Greater than you expected it to be

36

0.7 (0.2–1.9)

 

10.7 (5.3–14.4)

 

5.9 (3.7–7.4)

 

 Missing‡

24

      

On a scale of 1–4, please circle the number that best reflects your opinion of the risk document given to the patient?

 It was not helpful

18

< 0.1 (< 0.1- < 0.1)

< 0.0001

1.6 (1.0–1.8)

< 0.0001

1.8 (1.2–1.9)

< 0.0001

 It was somewhat helpful

44

0.1 (< 0.1–0.3)

 

2.8 (1.5–5.8)

 

2.3 (1.4–4.4)

 

 It was helpful

91

0.1 (< 0.1–0.5)

 

4.1 (1.7–11.2)

 

3.3 (1.9–5.9)

 

 It was very helpful

20

0.4 (0.1–2.0)

 

11.9 (3.9–22.4)

 

5.6 (3.7–9.8)

 

 Missingb

7

      

Did using the SURPAS tool change the interaction with the patient during the preoperative clinic visit?

 No

87

< 0.1 (< 0.1–0.2)

< 0.0001

1.9 (1.4–5.3)

< 0.0001

1.9 (1.43–3.7)

< 0.0001

 Yes

85

0.2 (< 0.1—1.1)

 

5.5 (2.8–12.3)

 

4.0 (2.3–6.5)

 

 Missingb

8

      

If yes: Did you find the change to be:

 Detrimental

0

0 (0–0)

0.72

0 (0–0)

0.33

0 (0–0)

0.37

 Neutral

4

0.1 (0.1–1.4)

 

3.1 (1.3–9.9)

 

2.8 (1.3–5.3)

 

 Beneficial

80

0.2 (< 0.1–1.1)

 

5.5 (2.9–12.6)

 

4.1 (2.3–6.7)

 

 Missingb

1

      
  1. aAbbreviations: IQR interquartile range, SURPAS Surgical Risk Preoperative Assessment System
  2. bMissing was due to no responses to the survey for the given question
  3. †Since the risk estimates were skewed, the P values were calculated by Wilcoxon rank sum and bolded when less than 0.05