Table 2 Short-term outcomes and complications in short and standard LOS groups
|  | LOS ≤ 1 day (n = 562) | LOS > 1 day (n = 579) | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-home discharge | 1.4% | (8/562) | 14.5% | (84/579) | < 0.001* |
Mortality | 0.5% | (3/562) | 0.0% | (0/579) | 0.119 |
Return to OR | 0.2% | (1/562) | 1.0% | (6/579) | 0.124 |
Readmission | 0.5% | (3/562) | 1.4% | (8/579) | 0.225 |
Reoperation | 0.2% | (1/562) | 0.4% | (2/579) | > 0.999 |
Operative complications | |||||
Overalla | 0.4% | (2/562) | 2.1% | (12/579) | 0.013* |
 Surgical site infection | 0.2% | (1/562) | 1.0% | (6/579) | 0.124 |
 Dehiscence | 0.0% | (0/562) | 0.5% | (3/579) | 0.250 |
Bleeding requiring transfusion | 0.2% | (1/562) | 0.9% | (5/579) | 0.218 |
Medical complications | |||||
 Overalla | 0.4% | (2/562) | 2.1% | (12/579) | 0.013* |
 Wound Infection | 0.0% | (0/562) | 0.2% | (1/579) | > 0.999 |
 Pneumonia | 0.2% | (1/562) | 0.2% | (1/579) | > 0.999 |
 Reintubation | 0.0% | (0/562) | 0.2% | (1/579) | > 0.999 |
 Failure to wean intubation | 0.0% | (0/562) | 0.0% | (0/579) | – |
 Pulmonary embolism | 0.4% | (2/562) | 0.0% | (0/579) | 0.242 |
 Renal insufficiency | 0.0% | (0/562) | 0.0% | (0/579) | – |
 Renal failure | 0.0% | (0/562) | 0.0% | (0/579) | – |
 Urinary tract infection | 0.0% | (0/562) | 1.4% | (8/579) | 0.015* |
 Cerebrovascular accident | 0.0% | (0/562) | 0.0% | (0/579) | – |
 Cardiac arrest | 0.0% | (0/562) | 0.0% | (0/579) | – |
 Myocardial infarction | 0.0% | (0/562) | 0.2% | (1/579) | > 0.999 |
 Deep venous thromboembolism | 0.2% | (1/562) | 0.3% | (2/579) | > 0.999 |
 Systemic sepsis | 0.2% | (1/562) | 0.0% | (0/579) | 0.493 |
 Septic shock | 0.0% | (0/562) | 0.0% | (0/579) | – |