Table 2

Outcomes by surgery type

N90-day mortality30-day readmission*PneumoniaWound complication
Hip fracture surgery3585240 (6.7%)350/3142 (11.1%)206 (5.7%)47 (1.3%)
Abdominopelvic surgery
 Appendectomy357≤1132/346 (9.2%)≤11≤11
 Cholecystectomy elective397≤1138/394 (9.6%)14 (3.5%)≤11
 Cholecystectomy non-elective187160 (3.2%)239/1794 (13.3%)109 (5.8%)40 (2.1%)
 Colectomy elective254≤1135/253 (13.8%)≤1115 (5.9%)
 Colectomy non-elective44668 (15.2%)85/374 (22.7%)65 (14.6%)63 (14.1%)
 Hernia elective480≤1148/480 (10.0%)≤1126 (5.4%)
 Hernia non-elective39421 (5.3%)42/374 (11.2%)28 (7.1%)17 (4.3%)
 Hysterectomy826≤1149/823 (6.0%)≤1114 (1.7%)
Cardiac surgery
 CABG elective421≤1162/411 (15.1%)20 (4.8%)≤11
 CABG non-elective85855 (6.4%)127/759 (16.7%)87 (10.1%)49 (5.7%)
 Valve elective45324 (5.3%)93/442 (21.0%)24 (5.3%)15 (3.3%)
 Valve non-elective43563 (14.5%)82/385 (21.3%)47 (10.8%)14 (3.2%)
Total10 777 577 (5.4%) 1282/9977 (12.8%) 627 (5.8%) 328 (3.0%)
  • Cell sizes≤11 suppressed.

  • *Readmission within 30 days of discharge reported among patients discharged to home, home health, skilled nursing facility or inpatient rehabilitation.

  • CABG, coronary artery bypass graft