Table 3 The related risk factors of satisfied and dissatisfied patients at discharge
Dissatisfaction (n = 42, 21.6%) | Satisfaction (n = 152, 78.4%) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Course of disease (months) | 14.06 ± 2.36 | 13.85 ± 2.01 | 0.577 |
Operation time (min) | 155.6 ± 18.8 | 156.2 ± 25.6 | 0.888 |
Blood loss (ml) | 460.6 ± 58.1 | 473 ± 54.5 | 0.198 |
Hospital stay (days) | 12.1 ± 1.8 | 10.9 ± 1.9 | 0.001* |
Length of the incision (cm) | 15.2 ± 0.9 | 15.4 ± 1.1 | 0.492 |
Hospitalization cost (thousand RMB) | 39.8 ± 8.7 | 37.1 ± 7.6 | 0.045 |
Lesions vertebral (C3–6/C3–7) | 16/26 | 65/87 | 0.581 |
Spinal canal stenosis rate | 49.2 ± 7.0 | 51.5 ± 7.7 | 0.083 |
Preoperative neck VAS | 4.45 ± 0.89 | 4.37 ± 0.84 | 0.573 |
Preoperative JOA scores | 7.42 ± 0.89 | 7.56 ± 0.79 | 0.325 |
Postoperative neck VAS | 4.19 ± 1.35 | 3.09 ± 1.17 | < 0.001** |
Postoperative JOA scores | 9.48 ± 1.02 | 9.54 ± 0.78 | 0.615 |
Complications | |||
Wound infected (yes/no) | 5/37 | 9/143 | 0.185 |
Dysphagia (yes/no) | 2/40 | 4/148 | 0.480 |
C5 paralysis (yes/no) | 6/36 | 10/142 | 0.108 |
Axial pain (yes/no) | 20/22 | 43/109 | 0.018* |
Cerebrospinal fluid leakage (yes/no) | 9/33 | 18/134 | 0.112 |
Hematoma (yes/no) | 5/37 | 11/141 | 0.330 |
Delayed wound healing (yes/no) | 16/26 | 23/129 | < 0.001** |
Postoperative depression (yes/no) | 14/28 | 20/132 | < 0.001** |
Others (yes/no) | 6/36 | 15/137 | 0.415 |