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Table 2 Univariate and Bivariate analysis of CR-POSSUM factors for operative mortality

From: Validity of the CR-POSSUM model in surgery for colorectal cancer in Spain (CCR-CARESS study) and comparison with other models to predict operative mortality

   

Total (N = 2749)

In-hospital mortality (N = 41)

30-day mortality (N = 47)

 

Weight

 

N

% Col

N

% Row

p-value

N

% Row

p-value

Age

1

<=60

640

23.3

2

0.3

< 0.001

2

0.3

< 0.001

3

61–70

830

30.2

7

0.8

10

1.2

4

71–80

902

32.9

14

1.6

16

1.8

8

> = 81

373

13.6

18

4.8

19

5.1

 

missing

4

0.1

      

Heart failure

1

None or mild

2487

92.9

31

1.2

< 0.001

36

1.4

< 0.001

2

Moderate

144

5.4

6

4.2

7

4.9

3

Severe

45

1.7

3

6.7

3

6.7

 

missing

73

2.7

      

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

1

100–170

2452

93.1

34

1.4

0.004

39

1.6

0.007

2

> 170 or 90–99

161

6.1

4

2.5

5

3.1

3

< 90

20

0.8

2

10.0

2

10.0

 

missing

116

4.2

      

Heart rate (beats/min)

1

40–100

2516

96.6

36

1.4

0.186

42

1.7

0.289

2

101–120

76

2.9

3

3.9

3

3.9

3

> 120 or < 40

13

0.5

0

0.0

0

0.0

 

missing

144

5.2

      

Urea (mmol/l)

1

<=10.0

767

31.1

14

1.8

0.440

15

2.0

0.363

2

10.1–15.0

1005

40.8

12

1.2

15

1.5

3

> 15.0

694

28.1

13

1.9

17

2.4

 

missing

283

10.3

      

Haemoglobin (g/dl)

1

13.0–16.0

1053

39.1

13

1.2

0.023

12

1.1

0.002

2

10.0–12.9 or 16.1–18.0

1290

47.9

16

1.2

21

1.6

3

< 10.0 or > 18.0

350

13.0

11

3.1

14

4.0

 

missing

56

2.0

      

Physiological score: in-hospital mortality

 

mean:

std. dev:

median:

min:

max:

missing:

  

No

10.4

2.6

10.0

6.0

19.0

453

  

Yes

12.9

2.9

13.0

6.0

19.0

3

  

Operative severity

1

Minor

0

0.0

0

0.0

0.003

0

0.0

< 0.001

3

Moderate

60

2.2

4

6.7

5

8.3

4

Major

1520

55.4

19

1.3

21

1.4

8

Complex major

1164

42.4

18

1.5

21

1.8

 

missing

5

0.2

      

Peritoneal contamination

1

None or serous fluid

2683

98.0

37

1.4

0.001

42

1.6

< 0.001

2

Local pus

9

0.3

1

11.1

1

11.1

3

Free pus or faeces or blood

46

1.7

3

6.5

4

8.7

 

missing

11

0.4

      

Operative urgency

1

Scheduled

2649

96.4

34

1.3

< 0.001

38

1.4

< 0.001

3

Urgent

93

3.4

6

6.5

8

8.6

8

Emergency

7

0.3

1

14.3

1

14.3

 

missing

0

0.0

      

Clinical or pathological cancer staging

1

Dukes’ A-B

1582

57.9

20

1.3

0.484

21

1.3

0.003

2

Dukes’ C

895

32.7

16

1.8

15

1.7

3

Dukes’ D

256

9.4

5

2.0

11

4.3

 

missing

16

0.6

      

Operative severity score: in-hospital mortality

 

mean:

std. dev:

median:

min:

max:

missing:

  

No

9.3

2.2

8.0

6.0

20.0

453

  

Yes

10.0

2.5

11.0

6.0

16.0

3