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Table 2 The clinical characteristics of the total population in each variable for both the PLOS and non-PLOS groups

From: A novel nomogram for predicting the prolonged length of stay in post-anesthesia care unit after elective operation

Variables

Number(percentage,%)

PLOS(n=5963)

non-PLOS (n=18054)

Sex (M/F)

3216(53.9)/ 2747(46.1)

8753(48.5)/ 9301(51.5)

Year (yr) <55/≥55

7340(26.5)/ 4381(73.5)

8957(49.6)/ 9097(50.4)

BMI

 <21kg/m2

1672(28.0)

4278(23.7)

 21-25 kg/m2

2818(47.3)

8574(47.5)

 >25 kg/m2

1473(24.7)

5202(28.8)

ASA

 I/II

663(11.1)/ 4860(81.5)

4399(24.4)/ 13052(72.2)

 III/IV

431(7.2)/ 9(0.2)

591(3.3)/ 12(0.07)

Surgery

 Minor surgery

200(3.4)

2291(12.7)

 Moderate surgery

3086(51.8)

12408(68.7)

 Major surgery

2678(44.9)

3355(18.6)

 Chill, yes

568(9.5)

446(2.5)

Delirium, yes

1112(18.6)

444(2.5)

Pain, yes

237(4)

192(1.1)

Temperature

 <36.2℃

1808(30.3)

4103(22.7)

 36.2-36.7℃

3197(53.6)

10289(57.0)

 >36.7℃

958(16.1)

3662(20.3)

Naloxone

57(1)

26(0.1)

Neostigmine

4131(69.3)

11772(65.2)

Hyperglycemia

927(15.5)

2536(14.0)

Hypertension

2754(46.2)

6399(35.4)

PLOD

 <110 min/≥110 min

2233(37.4)/ 3730(62.6)

11732(65.0)/ 6322(35.0)

Blood transfusion

616(10.3)

947(5.2)

 RBC

340(5.7)

520(2.9)

 Plasma

481(8.1)

652(3.6)

 Pt

11(0.2)

16(0.1)

 Cryo

8(0.1)

0(0.0)

 Whole blood

1(0.0)

1(0.0)

 Autologous blood

112(1.9)

288(1.6)

Patients with tracheal tube discharged from PACU

18(0.3)

0(0)

  1. Abbreviations: ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status, BMI body mass index, Cryo cryoprecipitate, PLOS Prolonged length of stay, PACU postoperative anesthesia care unit, PLOD Prolonged length of operation duration, Pt platelet, RBC red blood cell
  2. P<0.05: statistically significant