Research Article
Catastrophic Outcomes in Free Tissue Transfer: A Six-Year Review of the NSQIP Database
| | | Catastrophic outcome | No catastrophic outcome | | value | | | | | | | | | % | | % | |
| | Outpatient setting | 2 | 1.6% | 97 | 4.4% | | 0.146 | | Emergency case | 4 | 3.3% | 22 | 1.0% | | 0.043 | | ASA classification III or IV | 98 | 89.9% | 945 | 42.4% | | 0.000 | | Wound classification 2, 3, or 4 | 86 | 70.5% | 685 | 30.8% | | 0.000 | | Operative time (minutes ± standard deviation) | 601.6 ± 264.6 | | 489.3 ± 217.0 | | | 0.000 | | Length of total hospital stay (days ± standard deviation) | 21.7 ± 17.0 | | 7.0 ± 7.6 | | | 0.000 |
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denotes significant value, .
Fisher’s Exact Test; all others Pearson chi-square.
ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists.
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