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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants

From: Anemia and perioperative mortality in non-cardiac surgery patients: a secondary analysis based on a single-center retrospective study

 

FULL COHORT

(N =85 989)

Propensity Score–Matched Cohort

(n = 17 714)

ANEMIA

CATEGORY

NONE OR MILD

MODERATE OR SEVERE

SD

(100%)

NONE OR MILD

MODERATE OR SEVERE

SD

(100%)

N

75163

10826

 

8857

8857

 

AGE (years)

52.456 ± 16.456

58.142 ± 17.295

33.7%

60.41 ± 15.94

59.23 ± 16.49

7.0%

sex

  

33.2%

  

9.0%

Male

35907 (47.772%)

3435 (31.729%)

 

2672 (30.17%)

3061 (34.56%)

 

Female

39256 (52.228%)

7391 (68.271%)

 

6185 (69.83%)

5796 (65.44%)

 

RACE

  

14.3%

  

10.0%

Chinese

54347 (72.309%)

7448 (68.797%)

 

6267 (70.76%)

6247 (70.53%)

 

Indian

6570 (8.741%)

976 (9.015%)

 

666 (7.52%)

774 (8.74%)

 

Malay

7014 (9.332%)

1489 (13.754%)

 

1002 (11.31%)

1132 (12.78%)

 

Others

7228 (9.617%)

913 (8.433%)

 

922 (10.41%)

704 (7.95%)

 

PREOP-EGFR

69.304-104.537

27.641-106.590

26.5%

42.39-98.44

28.36-107.44

3.0%

RDW N (%)

  

99.4%

  

56.0%

RDW≤15.7

69383 (92.310%)

6013 (55.542%)

 

7373 (83.24%)

5263 (59.42%)

 

RDW>15.7

3765 (5.009%)

4659 (43.035%)

 

1426 (16.10%)

3569 (40.30%)

 

NA

2015 (2.681%)

154 (1.423%)

 

58 (0.65%)

25 (0.28%)

 

Preop-transfusion with in 30days n(%)

41.9%

  

3.0%

0 units

74439 (99.037%)

9690 (89.507%)

 

8247 (93.11%)

8208 (92.67%)

 

1 unit

410 (0.545%)

597 (5.515%)

 

340 (3.84%)

339 (3.83%)

 

2 or more units

314 (0.418%)

539 (4.979%)

 

270 (3.05%)

310 (3.50%)

 

Intraop-transfusion

68.1%

  

2.0%

0 units

72917 (97.012%)

8063 (74.478%)

 

7105 (80.22%)

7170 (80.95%)

 

1 unit

2246 (2.988%)

2763 (25.522%)

 

1752 (19.78%)

1687 (19.05%)

 

CVA CATEGORY

  

13.1%

  

2.0%

NO

51068 (67.943%)

7133 (65.888%)

 

5819 (65.70%)

5864 (66.21%)

 

YES

1142 (1.519%)

386 (3.565%)

 

302 (3.41%)

325 (3.67%)

 

NA

22953 (30.538%)

3307 (30.547%)

 

2736 (30.89%)

2668 (30.12%)

 

CHF CATEGORY

  

17.2%

  

4.0%

NO

53543 (71.236%)

7415 (68.493%)

 

6114 (69.03%)

6132 (69.23%)

 

YES

475 (0.632%)

308 (2.845%)

 

191 (2.16%)

247 (2.79%)

 

NA

21145 (28.132%)

3103 (28.662%)

 

2552 (28.81%)

2478 (27.98%)

 

IHD CATEGORY

  

22.9%

  

4.0%

NO

48887 (65.041%)

6416 (59.265%)

 

5248 (59.25%)

5252 (59.30%)

 

YES

3128 (4.162%)

1068 (9.865%)

 

816 (9.21%)

909 (10.26%)

 

NA

23148 (30.797%)

3342 (30.870%)

 

2793 (31.53%)

2696 (30.44%)

 

DM CATEGORY

  

25.7%

  

13.0%

NO

52257 (69.525%)

6909 (63.819%)

 

5868 (66.25%)

5711 (64.48%)

 

YES

1262 (1.679%)

723 (6.678%)

 

342 (3.86%)

607 (6.85%)

 

NA

21644 (28.796%)

3194 (29.503%)

 

2647 (29.89%)

2539 (28.67%)

 

Anesthesia type n(%)

17.7%

  

5.0%

ga

63448 (84.414%)

8389 (77.489%)

 

6805 (76.83%)

6989 (78.91%)

 

ra

11715 (15.586%)

2437 (22.511%)

 

2052 (23.17%)

1868 (21.09%)

 

Priority of surgery n(%)

33.2%

  

8.0%

Elective

60799 (80.890%)

7197 (66.479%)

 

5809 (65.59%)

6160 (69.55%)

 

Emergency

14364 (19.110%)

3629 (33.521%)

 

3048 (34.41%)

2697 (30.45%)

 

Surgical risk

  

26.7%

  

7.0%

Low

39779 (52.924%)

4531 (41.853%)

 

3599 (40.63%)

3880 (43.81%)

 

Moderate

32691 (43.493%)

5417 (50.037%)

 

4612 (52.07%)

4314 (48.71%)

 

High

2693 (3.583%)

878 (8.110%)

 

646 (7.29%)

663 (7.49%)

 

RCRI CATEGORY

  

52.7%

  

18.0%

I

41157 (54.757%)

3769 (34.814%)

 

3484 (39.34%)

3138 (35.43%)

 

II

9884 (13.150%)

2516 (23.240%)

 

1766 (19.94%)

2066 (23.33%)

 

III

1559 (2.074%)

869 (8.027%)

 

476 (5.37%)

728 (8.22%)

 

IV

473 (0.629%)

407 (3.759%)

 

224 (2.53%)

336 (3.79%)

 

NA

22090 (29.389%)

3265 (30.159%)

 

2907 (32.82%)

2589 (29.23%)

 

ASA CATEGORY

  

72.3%

  

35.0%

1

18716 (24.901%)

1109 (10.244%)

 

1117 (12.61%)

816 (9.21%)

 

2

43132 (57.385%)

4592 (42.416%)

 

4447 (50.21%)

3839 (43.34%)

 

3

9813 (13.056%)

4453 (41.132%)

 

2379 (26.86%)

3738 (42.20%)

 

NA

3502 (4.659%)

672 (6.207%)

 

914 (10.32%)

464 (5.24%)

 

Postop- transfusion

40.7%

  

28.0%

0 units

75081 (99.891%)

9966 (92.056%)

 

8787 (99.21%)

8352 (94.30%)

 

≥1 unit

82 (0.109%)

860 (7.944%)

 

70 (0.79%)

505 (5.70%)

 

ICUADMGT24H

  

19.1%

  

00.0%

No

74366 (98.940%)

10386 (95.936%)

 

8542 (96.44%)

8542 (96.44%)

 

Yes

797 (1.060%)

440 (4.064%)

 

315 (3.56%)

315 (3.56%)

 

THIRTY-DAY MORTALITY N(%)

21.4%

  

09.0%

No

74955 (99.723%)

10505 (97.035%)

 

8749 (98.78%)

8638 (97.53%)

 

Yes

208 (0.277%)

321 (2.965%)

 

108 (1.22%)

219 (2.47%)

 
  1. Noted: SD was calculated by Kruskal-Wallis H test
  2. Abbreviations: GA general anesthesia, RA regional anesthesia, PREOP-eGFR preoperative estimated glomerular filtration rate (mL/min/1.73m2), RDW red cell distribution, NA not available, CVA cerebrovascular accidents, IHD ischemic heart disease, CHF congestive heart failure, DM diabetes mellitus requiring insulin therapy; creatinine>2.0mg/dl, Preop preoperative, Intraop intraoperative, Postop postoperative, RCRI Revised Cardiac Risk Index, ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists, ICU Intensive Care Unit, ICUADMGT24H admission to ICU for >24 hours