Complications of Common Gynecologic Surgeries among HIV-Infected Women in the United States
Table 3
Estimated percentages with specific complications* and adjusted odds ratios for experiencing complications, by HIV status, among selected gynecological surgeries (United States, 1994–2007).
Among women with any comorbidity, extended length of stay
29.08
23.12
Among women with no comorbidity, extended length of stay
32.00
9.22
Transfusion
5.01
1.62
Anemia due to acute blood loss
3.59
3.73
Infectious complications
7.41
2.57
Dilation and curettage
Extended length of stay
27.68
11.04
Transfusion
26.15
10.95
Anemia due to acute blood loss
15.47
9.91
Infectious complications
6.61
4.31
*We present the 4 complications that were most common in our sample.
**Adjusted for patient age (modeled as continuous), primary payer (private insurance versus other), year of hospitalization (modeled as continuous), and presence of any comorbidity (obesity, diabetes, cardiac condition or hypertension, asthma, anemia, gastrointestinal ulcers, smoking, and alcohol or substance abuse). No valid model could be generated (i.e., model did not converge). Infectious complications included urinary tract infection; fever; other postoperative infection; and contaminated or infected blood, other fluid, drug, or biological substance. Results are presented separately depending on the presence of comorbidity due to statistically significant interaction between HIV status and comorbidity.