Table 1 Characteristics of patients undergoing colorectal cancer surgery categorised on their requirement for postoperative organ support
From: Critical care provision after colorectal cancer surgery
Baseline Characteristic | All patients (n = 6441) | Number receiving organ Support (n = 610) | Percent receiving organ support (95 % CI) | p-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Men | 3444 (53) | 371 (61) | 10.8 (9.8–11.9) | <0.001 |
Women | 2997 (47) | 239 (39) | 8.0 (7.0–9.0) | ||
Age (yrs) | Median | 70 (62–77) | 71 (64–78) | ||
Age group (yrs) | ≥65 | 4384 (68) | 455 (75) | 10.4 (9.5–11.3) | <0.001 |
<65 | 2057 (32) | 155 (25) | 7.5 (6.4–8.7) | ||
SIMD quintile | 1 -most deprived | 1718 (27) | 176 (29) | 10.2 (8.9–11.8) | 0.023 |
2 | 1519 (24) | 161 (26) | 10.5 (7.2–10.0) | ||
3 | 1240 (19) | 119 (20) | 9.6 (8.0–11.3) | ||
4 | 973 (15) | 85 (14) | 8.7 (7.0–10.7) | ||
5 - least deprived | 991 (15) | 69 (11) | 7.0 (5.5–8.7) | ||
Surgery type | Elective | 4692 (73) | 298 (49) | 6.4 (5.7–7.1) | <0.001 |
Emergency | 1749 (27) | 312 (51) | 17.8 (16.1–19.7) | ||
Number of hospital admissions in previous 5 years | 0 | 2437 (38) | 206 (34) | 8.4 (7.4–9.6) | 0.008 |
1 | 1631 (25) | 139 (23) | 8.5 (7.2–10.0) | ||
2 | 905 (14) | 95 (16) | 10.5 (8.6–12.7) | ||
3 | 564 (9) | 59 (10) | 10.5 (8.1–13.3) | ||
4 | 325 (5) | 36 (6) | 11.1 (7.9–15.0) | ||
≥5 | 579 (9) | 75 (12) | 13.0 (10.3–16.0) | ||
Dukes Stage | A | 974 (15) | 76 (12) | 7.8 (6.2–9.7) | 0.062 |
B | 2284 (35) | 209 (34) | 9.2 (8.0–10.4) | ||
C | 2126 (33) | 228 (37) | 10.7 (9.4–12.1) | ||
D | 651 (10) | 54 (9) | 8.3 (6.3–10.7) | ||
Not recorded | 406 (6) | 43 (7) | 10.6 (7.8–14.0) | ||
Cancer Site | Colon | 4802 (75) | 471 (77) | 9.8 (9.0–10.7) | 0.113 |
Rectum | 1639 (25) | 139 (23) | 8.5 (7.2–10.0) | ||
Co-morbidities | MI or IHD | 510 (8) | 69 (11) | 13.5 (10.7–16.8) | 0.001 |
CCF | 150 (2) | 33 (5) | 22.0 (15.7–29.5) | <0.001 | |
COPD or Asthma | 293 (5) | 37 (6) | 12.6 (9.0–17.0) | 0.059 | |
TIIDM | 281 (4) | 43 (7) | 15.3 (11.3–20.1) | 0.001 | |