Table 2

Patient operative and postoperative characteristics stratified by time of death

	No death n=16 386		Early death n=899		Late death n=1518		Total n=18 803		P value
	No death n=16 386		Early death n=899		Late death n=1518		Total n=18 803			n	(%)	n	(%)	n	(%)	n	(%)
	Postoperativecomplications
Wound complication	3251	19.84	22	2.45	292	19.24	3565	18.96		<0.001
Cardiac complication	341	2.08	237	26.36	269	17.72	847	4.5	<0.001
Respiratory complication	3068	18.72	234	26.03	1099	72.4	4401	23.41	<0.001
Bleeding complication	3703	22.6	493	54.84	779	51.32	4975	26.46	<0.001
Neurologic complication	90	0.55	10	1.11	63	4.15	163	0.87	<0.001
Renal complication	491	3	114	12.68	247	16.27	852	4.53	<0.001
UTI	578	3.53	18	2	69	4.55	665	3.54	0.005
Sepsis complication	4087	24.94	565	62.85	926	61	5578	29.67	<0.001
VTE	674	4.11	7	0.78	101	6.65	782	4.16	<0.001
PE	198	1.21	5	0.56	27	1.78	230	1.22	0.027
DVT	524	3.2	2	0.22	82	5.4	608	3.23	<0.001
Reoperation	1521	9.28	40	4.45	255	16.8	1816	9.66	<0.001

DVT, deep vein thrombosis; PE, pulmonary embolism;UTI, urinary tract infection; VTE, venous thromboembolism (DVT or PE).