TABLE 1
FROM:
Complications and outcomes after spinal cord tumor resection in the United States from 1993 to 2002
C G Patil, T S Patil, S P Lad and M Boakye
BACK TO ARTICLETable 1. Patient and hospital characteristics and their associated morbidity following spine surgery for spinal cord tumor in the United States from 1993 to 2002
| Patient and hospital characteristics | Number of patients | Patients (% ) | Patients with a complication (% ) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 0.04a | |||
| 0–17 | 1743 | 9.3 | 8.9 | |
| 18–44 | 7086 | 37.6 | 9.3 | |
| 45–64 | 6316 | 33.6 | 10.6 | |
| >65 | 3676 | 19.5 | 13.4 | |
| Gender | 0.4 | |||
| Female | 10066 | 52.9 | 11.0 | |
| Male | 8952 | 47.1 | 10.0 | |
| Race | 0.001a | |||
| White | 16060 | 84.4 | 10.4 | |
| Black | 1036 | 5.4 | 17.3 | |
| Other | 1922 | 10.1 | 7.7 | |
| Comorbidities | <0.0001a | |||
| 0 | 10533 | 55.4 | 8.8 | |
| 1 | 5293 | 27.8 | 11.3 | |
| 2 | 2052 | 10.8 | 12.7 | |
| 3 or greater | 1140 | 6.0 | 19.3 | |
| Hospital volume | 0.04a | |||
| Very low | 4404 | 23.2 | 11.1 | |
| Low | 3481 | 18.3 | 10.2 | |
| Medium | 3972 | 20.9 | 7.3 | |
| High | 3456 | 18.2 | 13.3 | |
| Very high | 3695 | 19.4 | 11.0 | |
| Hospital size | 0.08 | |||
| Small | 1674 | 8.8 | 7.3 | |
| Medium | 3395 | 17.9 | 10.1 | |
| Large | 13934 | 73.3 | 11.0 | |
| Time period of surgery | 0.72 | |||
| 1993–1997 | 9454 | 49.7 | 10.7 | |
| 1998–2002 | 9563 | 50.3 | 10.3 |
a Statistically significant value.