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Table 2 Post-operative outcomes

From: The risk of postoperative deterioration of non-cardiac surgery patients with ICU referral status who are admitted to the regular ward: a retrospective observational cohort study

Variable

Total

N = 60

Male

N = 31

Female

N = 29

MET call activation

15 (25%)

4 (12.9%)

11 (37.9%)

Unplanned ICU admission

8 (13.3%)

1 (3.2%)

7 (24.1%)

NSQIP predicted LOS, days, median (IQR)

7.5 (3.3–10.3)

7.5 (3.3–9.3)

7.5 (3.5–12.0)

Actual LOS, days, median (IQR)

7.5 (3.5–13.0)

7.0 (4.0–12.5)

8.0 (4.0–13.0)

30-day mortality, n (%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

  1. NSQIP National Surgical Quality Improvement Program; PACU Post-anaesthesia care unit; MET Medical emergency team.